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Antique Portrait of Demosthenes by Wilkes, '1803'

$311.52
£231.86
€260
CA$426.70
A$474.58
CHF 247.81
MX$5,775.19
NOK 3,164.95
SEK 2,968.17
DKK 1,979.29
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Antique print titled 'Demosthenes'. Portrait of Demosthenes, bust-length in profile to right, in an oval, with a rectangular scene below showing the suicide of Demosthenes. One of a number of stipple heads of Kings and Queens published by J. Wilkes. They probably appeared as illustrations to the 'Encyclopaedia Londinensis'.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 7.49 in (19 cm)Depth: 0.02 in (0.5 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1803
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Notations below image. Please study images carefully.
  • Seller Location:
    Langweer, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BG-12049-51stDibs: LU3054316338022

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