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Title
School of the vestals
Names
Goupil & Cie (Printer of plates)
Leroux, Louis-Hector, 1829-1900 (Artist)
Gebbie & Barrie (Copyright holder)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Religion -- Ancient -- Rome

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1880
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON RELI-Anc-Ro
Topics
Rome -- Religion
Braziers
Altars
Cauldrons
Priests -- Rome -- To 499
Women priests -- Rome -- To 499
Vestal virgins
Interiors -- Rome -- To 499
Genres
Art reproductions
Notes
Original version: "From the original painting in the collection of Mr. John Jacob Astor, New York."--lettered on border.
Source identifier: 116 (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Tending the sacred fire of Vesta.
Statement of responsibility: "Hector Leroux, pinx." "Copyright 1881 by G. B. [Gebbie & Barrie]" "Gravure Goupil & Cie."--lettered on border.
Physical Description
Photogravures
Extent: 17.5 x 26.2 cm
Tear on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9574c590-c5bf-012f-4729-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1880: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "School of the vestals" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5f8d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "School of the vestals" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5f8d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1880). School of the vestals Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5f8d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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School of the vestals