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The Capture and Burning of Selinus by Hannibal

The Capture and Burning of Selinus by Hannibal

(French, 1743–1804)
about 1783–84
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint
Dimensions50.2 x 72.5 cm (19 3/4 x 28 9/16 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number1996.338
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsDedicated to the Marquis de Clermont Damboise, ambassador to the King of the two Sicilies. (The ruins of ancient Selinus are on the west coast of Sicily).