Title

'A representation of August', 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon

Caption

'A representation of August', 1757. A naked man drinking from a large cup, symbolizing the heat. A plate from Supplément au livre de L'antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection.

Date

1757

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B99_314

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (2,3Mb) / 10,8in x 18,0in / 3243 x 5414 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior standing water holding people male man men symbolic vegetables vegetable drinking naked fan guy plate heat illustration century pumpkin barefoot urn concept outside B&W full length lettering MONOCHROME month engraving nakedness August black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century Art Media engraving Allegory Bernard de Montfaucon Montfaucon Bernard de engraving Allegory