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Engraving of Justice and Parnassus

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca.1850

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-6 [Drawer 43 in old database]

GUSN

GUSN-253701

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Description

Photographic copy of an engraving. The upper segment of the engraving depicts Justice, the lower Parnasus. The original work (1509-10) is in the Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican.

Details

Descriptive Terms

engravings (prints)
daguerreotype (process)
exterior views
portrait format
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DagID 328

Physical Description

1 daguerreotype

Collection Code

PC005

Collection Name

Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

Reference Code

PC005.D01.028

Image Dimensions

8 5/8 x 6 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Southworth & Hawes (Photographic studio)

Material Type

daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-6 [Drawer 43 in old database]

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