Flaxman's Shield of Achilles
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Photograph
Unidentified
Maker
Lovell Reeve
English, 1814–1865
Flaxman's Shield of Achilles
From "The Steroscopic Cabinet, or Monthly Packet of Pictures for the Stereoscope", Lovell Reeve Publ., May 1860, No.VII
1860
Albumen silver print
7.1 x 7.1 cm. each, on 8.5 x 17.4 cm. mount
Purchase
1986.0947.0020
Inscriptions verso-(printed label) "Flaxman's Shield of Achilles. This renowed work
of art is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, resting on a spear-
headed stand, as represented in our stereograph. The chariot and
horses in the centre stand out in striking relief"
of art is in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, resting on a spear-
headed stand, as represented in our stereograph. The chariot and
horses in the centre stand out in striking relief"
