Engraver: John Thornthwaite (British, born London, ca. 1740, active 1771–95.
Title: The title-page vignette. The ancient greece coins.
Signed in plate: Thornthwaite sculp.
Dimensions: Sheet 21" x 14".
Publisher: John Nichols (British, 1745-1826).
Date: 1787.
Materials and Techniques: engraving and letterpress on laid paper.
Watermark: yes.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The left margin cut off unevenly. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Stuart and Revett "The Antiquities of Athens" volume II (London, 1787) the title-page.
Museums and Libraries: The Royal Academy 03/2784.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Notes:
- "THE vignette on the title-page exhibits medals of three Attic demos or townships, Marathon, Prafis, and Rhamnus : the principal is that of Marathon". The Antiquites... V.II., p. 43.
- see also the engraving from our collection "Willey Reveley. View of the Stadium Panathenaicum. Etching by John Landseer" from the same book.