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The draughtsman of “The Illustrated London News” sketching the Lion Gate of Mycenae.
Tags: Acropolis of Mycenae, Argolis, Art and antiquities, British, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Greece, Greeks, Human types, Lion Gate (Mycenae), Mycenae, Mycenaean architecture, Mycenaean monuments, Painters / Engravers, Peloponnese, Professions, Social sphere and everyday life, Writing tools
1. View of the ancient theatre of Syracuse. 2. View of the funerary monument known as the “Grave of Archimedes”.
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The fountain of Arethousa in Syracuse, Sicily.
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The ruins of the Temple of Zeus in Syracuse, Sicily.
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View of the ancient theater of Syracuse, in Sicily.
Tags: Ancient theatre of Syracuse, Ancient theatres, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Donkeys, Ethnic groups, Europeans, Greek colonies, Houses, Human types, Italy, Natural environment, Painters / Engravers, Ruins, Sicily, Southern Italy, Syracuse, Theatres, Views
View of the Erechtheion. Workmen excavating to reveal the base of the prostasis underneath the Caryatids. Ottoman official Dizdar Aǧa is leaning on his son-in-law's shoulder while two other Ottomans are supervising the excavations in order to keep him informed and to ensure that the British are not carrying away the archaeological findings. On the foreground a man, probably James Stuart, drawing the monument.
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