The Young Thucydides Listened in Delight to Herodotus Reading
The Young Thucydides Listened in Delight to Herodotus Reading

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The Young Thucydides Listened in Delight to Herodotus Reading

Emile Antoine Bourdelle, French, 1861–1929
y1965-248

Information

Title
The Young Thucydides Listened in Delight to Herodotus Reading
Maker
Emile Antoine Bourdelle
Medium
Terracotta relief, painted reddish orange
Dimensions
29.8 x 22 x 2.5 cm (11 3/4 x 8 11/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1965-248
Marks/Labels/Seals
Base of frame: monogram; right corner of outside frame: B/8
Culture
French
Type
terracottas, reliefs
Materials
terracotta, paint
Subject
generals, historians, figures (representations), men

J. Lionberger Davis; 1965 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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