Medallion with the portrait of Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, print, book illustration, Stone with a medallion. On it the portrait of Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi. The portraits of the brothers Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus are partially visible behind the portrait of the woman., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, publisher: Adriaan Pietersz. Loosjes, Haarlem, 1798, paper, etching, proof print, height 236 mm x width 155 mm, Roman Antiquities of Freedom and Love of Fatherland. Haarlem: A. Loosjes, 1798., Person, Cornelia Africana, (story of) Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, (story of) Gaius Sempronius Gracchus, A detailed engraved profile of a person facing right is set within an oval medallion, the figure wearing a draped head covering with visible folds and textured hair at the forehead, the face rendered with fine stippling and line work; the medallion rests on a patterned rectangular plinth with crosshatch and linear textures, and decorative leafy branches and small foliag...
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Medallion with the portrait of Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, print, book illustration, Stone with a medallion. On it the portrait of Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi. The portraits of the brothers Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus are partially visible behind the portrait of the woman., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, publisher: Adriaan Pietersz. Loosjes, Haarlem, 1798, paper, etching, proof print, height 236 mm x width 155 mm, Roman Antiquities of Freedom and Love of Fatherland. Haarlem: A. Loosjes, 1798., Person, Cornelia Africana, (story of) Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, (story of) Gaius Sempronius Gracchus, A detailed engraved profile of a person facing right is set within an oval medallion, the figure wearing a draped head covering with visible folds and textured hair at the forehead, the face rendered with fine stippling and line work; the medallion rests on a patterned rectangular plinth with crosshatch and linear textures, and decorative leafy branches and small foliage curl around the top and sides of the medallion, all executed in fine engraved lines on a light background.

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Medallion portrait Cornelia mother Gracchi print book illustration Stone medallion portraits brothers Gaius Tiberius Gracchus partially visible woman printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I Amsterdam publisher Adriaan Pietersz Loosjes Haarlem 1798 paper etching proof print height 236 mm x width 155 mm Roman Antiquities Freedom Love Fatherland A Person Cornelia Africana story of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus Gaius Sempronius Gracchus detailed engraved profile person facing right set within oval medallion figure wearing draped head covering visible folds textured hair forehead face rendered fine stippling line work medallion rests patterned rectangular plinth crosshatch linear textures decorative leafy branches small foliage curl top sides executed fine lines light background

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