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Photographs
Virgil and Horace
- Date
- ca. 1873
- Accession number
- 2000.5.1549D
- Makers
- Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940)
- Unknown, British(Opens in new tab) (British)
- Designer
- designed by Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
- Dimensions
- 2 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (6 x 5.7 cm.) mount: 15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm.)
- Medium
- silver nitrate
- Description
- Photograph of stained glass cartoon. The photograph shows Virgil on the left and Horace on the right. Their names appear below . They are separated by a column and each stands within an arch with swags of drapery. Virgil is presented holding a book in left hand and pen in right. Horace is shown holding a book with his left hand and writing with his right. Horace is gazing down intently while Virgil is gazing outward, not even looking at what he is writing.
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
- Department
- European Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
