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1. 1704.d.10

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10
Title:
Photographs by Cav. Leonida Caldesi, of ancient marbles, bronzes, terracottas, etc., etc., in the British Museum, printed by the Autotype or carbon process, or in silver. Parts 1. Parthenon. 2. Mausoleum. 3. Graeco-Roman Sculptures. 4. Lycian Marbles. 5. Bronzes. 6. Terracottas. 7. Egyptian Antiquities. 8. Assyrian Antiquities. Published by permission of the Most Honourable the Trustees, and under the direction of C. T. Newton. Photographer(s): Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Imprint: C. Bernieri and Co., at P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., 13, Pall Mall East, London, S.W. Collection of 163 prints on card mounts, originally bound in two folio volumes, now disbound (2004) and boxed as loose prints. The collection comprises a selection of studies of objects in the British...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860s-1870s
Extent:
163 items

2. 1704.d.10(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10(1)
Title:
Iris. Parthenon No. 1. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Close view of the headless statue of a female figure in flowing robes, from the left side of the east pediment. The identification of this figure as Iris is no longer accepted: among possible contenders are Hebe, the cup-bearer of Zeus, Artemis, Eileithyia and H...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

3. 1704.d.10(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10(2)
Title:
Theseus. Parthenon No. 2. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Close view of a reclining male figure, his right arm raised, from the left side of the east pediment. Most modern scholarship now identifies this figure as Dionysius on a panther-skin, or possibly Herakles on a lion-skin.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

4. 1704.d.10(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10(3)
Title:
Upper part of Hyperion and heads of horses of his car. Parthenon No. 3. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the sculpture fragments at the extreme left of the left side of the east pediment, representing the sun (Helios) as the driver of a horse-drawn chariot emerging from the ocean. The sculpture of the two horses' heads is numbered 66.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

5. 1704.d.10(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10(4)
Title:
Ceres and Proserpine. Parthenon No. 4. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the sculpture of two headless, seated female figures from the left side of the east pediment. The identity of these figures has not been resolved, although they are usually thought to represent Demeter and Persephone (Ceres and Proserpine).
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

6. 1704.d.10(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10(5)
Title:
Ilissus. Parthenon No. 5. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the sculpture of the reclining figure of a river god, usually identified as Ilissos, but possibly Eridanos, from the extreme left angle of the west pediment of the Parthenon.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

7. 1704.d.10(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10(6)
Title:
Portion of frieze. Parthenon No. 6. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of a male figure and a rearing horse from the frieze.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

8. 1704.d.10(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10(7)
Title:
Portion of North Frieze. Parthenon No. 7. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the relief of a procession of riders on horseback (North Frieze, slab XL). Sculpture numbered 27.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

9. 1704.d.10(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10(8)
Title:
Portion of the North Frieze. Parthenon No. 8. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the relief of a procession of riders on horseback (North Frieze, slab XLI). Sculpture numbered 28.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item

10. 1704.d.10(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
1704.d.10(9)
Title:
Portion of the North Frieze. Parthenon No. 9. Photographer: Caldesi, Leonida
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the relief of a procession of riders on horseback (North Frieze, slab XLII). Sculpture numbered 29.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1873
Extent:
1 item