Early 19th century Engraving of Roman Sculpture contemporary study and elaborate staircase

study and elaborate staircase

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Size (paper):  23x28cm / 9”x11”

titled and dated (bottom of paper)

This original watercolour by famed Canadian artist and museum director Kenneth Saltmarche is titled Bougainvillea and Periwinkle

Early 19th century Engraving of Roman Sculpture contemporary study and elaborate staircaseThis stunning 19th century engraving by Jean Jacques Avril, after a drawing by Jean Pierre Granger, portrays a Roman sculpture now in the collection of the Louvre Museum. The print depicts Euterpe, the goddess of music, song and dance. Her name is derived from the Greek words eu and terp, meaning "giver of much delight." As evident in this engraving, Euterpes attribute is the double flute. Similar prints, from the same set, can be found in the