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Watercolour: a black-figured Greek vase above a frieze of a rider on a black horse flanked by two robed attendants and a dog.

Black-figured Greek vase and frieze of a horseman with attendants, watercolour

A watercolour on paper shows a black-figured vessel with a pointed neck and handle above a horizontal frieze. Below, a rider on a dark horse is flanked by two standing figures in draped robes and a dog, set against an ochre ground.

Artist
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.
Date
1760-1769
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2887 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1769.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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