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Woman in yellow taffeta afternoon dress with laced sleeves. Petite robe de taffetas pour l apres-midi. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)
Woman in a large toile skirt, looking afraid of a spider. Jupe de grosse toile. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Gerda Wegener from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames
Woman in morning tailored suit with cane. Petit tailleur du matin. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Bernard Boutet de Monvel from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames
Tiger leafwing, orsis bluewing and Ceretes thais mothTiger leafwing, Consul fabius Nymphalis hippona, upper side 1, under side 2, orsis bluewing, Myscelia orsis Nymphalis orsis male 3, and Ceretes thais moth, Castnia thais 4
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (c. 35-c. 100). Roman rhetorician from Hispania. Statue. Calahorra. La Rioja. Spain
Minucius after winning the Battle of GeroniumPUNIC WARS : after gaining victory at the Battle of Geronium (or Gerunium) against the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War
Quintilian / Thevet 1584MARCUS FABIUS QUINTILIANUS Roman rhetorician and consul, born in Spain
Punic War DeclaredThe long-simmering rivalry with Carthage erupts when Fabius Maximus formally announces Romes declaration of war
Fabius Maximus appointed Roman dictatorPUNIC WARS : because of the military emergency, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator is appointed dictator
Papirius Cursor spares FabiusLucius Papirius Cursor, Roman general and dictator, spares Quintus Fabius Maximus Rullianus, his magister equitum (master of the horse), with whom he had quarrelled
C Fabius Dorso performing sacrificesEven while the Gauls are besieging Rome, C Fabius Dorso continues to perform sacrifices on the Quirinal Hill, passing safely through the enemy camp, hoping to influence the Gods to save the city