Mythology Collection (page 5)

Plaque depicting Diana visiting Endymion. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London

Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood

Portrait medallion of the Medusa. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London, 1898

Portraits of the Medusa, Cicero, Hecules
Portrait medallions of the Medusa, Cicero, Hecules and Omphale, Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Plaque showing the choice of Hercules between Virtue and Vice. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Vase with reliefs of the nine Muses, nymphs as archers and nymphs. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Plaque depicting the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of King Agamemnon. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Plaque depicting an offering to Flora. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Plaque of Endymion on the rock Latmos. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Vase and pedestal decorated with Cupids and the seasons. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Platter from Moustiers, France, with sea god
Platter from Moustiers, France, decorated with scene of sea god Neptune and naiads with trident. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Plate from Nevers, France, decorated with a mythological scene of centaurs kidnapping a woman from a banquet. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Water jug in Renaissance maiolica tin-glazed pottery, Urbino, Italy. Decorated with a mythological scene of women with a stag with antlers

Plate and pedestal from Urbino, Italy
Plate and pedestal in Renaissance maiolica tin-glazed pottery, Urbino, Italy. Decorated with scenes from classical mythology and history

Ceremonial dance for Artemis or Diana the Huntress in a sacred forest on the island of Delos. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso after a painting by Angelo Monticelli from Giulio Ferrarios

Inca Emperor Manco-Capac and Queen Coya Mama-Ocllo
Manco-Capac, cofounder and ruler of the Incan Empire, with his sister/wife Queen Coya Mama-Ocllo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Title page vignette of goddess of agriculture
Title page with vignette of Demeter goddess of agriculture with scythe amid statuary in a park. Engraving by Pillement finished by Nee after a painting by Percier

Bust of the goddess Isis Magna Mater, from the collection of Charles Towney. Copperplate engraving by C. Knight from a drawing by H

Xanthippus, father of Pericles, from a bas relief on his tombstone in the collection of Charles Townley. Copperplate engraving by J. Parker from a drawing by J

Marble statue of Cupid and Psyche kissing from the Capitol in Rome. Copperplate engraving by R.H. Cromck from a drawing by H. Howard in Abraham Rees Cyclopedia, London, 1818

Roc, basilisk, phoenix, unicorn, vegetable lamb, and dragon
Mythical creatures: roc bird 1, basilisk 2, phoenix 3, unicorn 4, vegetable lamb of Tartary Agnus scythicus or Planta Tartarica Barometz, 5, and dragon 6

Woman performing the Bacchic dance of Euripides
Female dancer in voluminous robes performing the third action (turn of the head) in the Bacchic dance of Euripides. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Dancer in a long transparent dress
Dancer in a long voluminous, transparent dress reminiscent of that of the Lydians and Phrygians. It may be Bacchus consort Ariadne

Venus with a mirror and Vulcan
Venus looking at herself in a mirror, and a virile young Vulcan seated on a stool with his arm over his head. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Citharist with garland of ivy, possibly Sappho
Citharist or citharede, lyre player. Her garland of ivy identifies her as possibly Sappho or another poetess. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

A daughter of Nereus mounted on a sea monster
One of the 50 daughters of Nereus mounted on a sea monster with the head of a panther. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

One of the 50 daughters of Nereus mounted on a sea monster with the head of a horse. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

A scorned woman and righteous warrior. It could be Bellerophon and Sthenoboea, wife of Proetus, or Peleus and Astydameia, wife of King Acastus of Iolcus

Depiction of the hunt of the Calydonian boar by Meleager and Atalanta. Men with spears and a hunting dog stand over the dead boar

Odysseus presenting his wife Penelope with his bow and quiver of arrows. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Painting of the nymph Chloris or Flora, wife of Zephyrus, holding a vase of flowers and picking a bloom from a bush. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Helle, Phrixus and the flying golden ram
Helle reaching for her brother Phrixus on his flying golden ram trying after falling off into Hellespont (now the Dardanelles). Dolphins caper alongside

Diana led by Amore (cupid) falls in love with
Diana, the moon goddess, led by Amore (cupid) to fall in love with the sleeping shepherd Endymion. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano)

Statue of the god Bacchus, depicted as a graceful youth with long hair in ringlets. He holds a vase and long thrysus covered in fronds of ivy

Statue of Apollo with halo, cithara (lyre) and plectrum
Statue of Apollo in copper. He is depicted with halo, cithara (lyre) and plectrum. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Festival of Isis, with devotees praying and making offerings, playing sistrum, horns and drums, and sacred ibis. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

Two satyrs butting heads with goats. The rural god Pan is also depicted in this posture. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

A winged Victory, with shield and wreath of oak leaves. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Young man with branch and basket in a Temple of Bacchus with statue of a goat and fluted columns. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano)

Bacchic rite. Priestess with waterlily leaf receiving a string of pearls, and (below) Bacchus seated between two ministers

Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers
A Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers with tibiae (woodwind), cithara (lyre) and cymbals. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano)

A deity (Apollo?) with halo and bow leans against a pillar. A young woman with crown of leaves and laurel branch in her left hand sits on a bench

Bacchus contemplates the sleeping Ariadne on Naxos
Bacchus, an amorino, and his tutor Silenus with long thyrsus, contemplate the sleeping Ariadne on the island of Naxos. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum

The abandonment of Ariadne on Naxos island by Theseus on a galley. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789

Bacchus watching a fight between Cupid and a satyr
Bacchus in crown of vine leaves watching a fight between Cupid and a satyr. Silenus has his right hand on the head of a satyr

Musical concert with poetess, lyre and tibia players
A musical concert. A poetess or singer sings from a small volume accompanied by a Tibicine on a tibia (double reed flute) and a Fidicine on a lyre tied to her arm with a ribbon

A Cabiri with shield and spear and a Cabiridae
One of the Cabiri, son of Vulcan and the nymph Cabira, with shield (scudo) and spear (hasta). The woman may be a Cabiridae, or Cybele or Hecate, but not a Bacchante

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