Apelles and Campaste. / Aware that Apelles was wasting away with love / Alexander gave him Campeste and above / the first art deal ever now was struck / girlfriend against sculpture, oh what luck! / (From Art and the Antique, a poetic essay by M. Cavé)

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Image Not Available for Apelles and Campaste. / Aware that Apelles was wasting away with love / Alexander gave him Campeste and above / the first art deal ever now was struck / girlfriend against sculpture, oh what luck! / (From Art and the Antique, a poetic essay by M. Cavé)
Apelles and Campaste. / Aware that Apelles was wasting away with love / Alexander gave him Campeste and above / the first art deal ever now was struck / girlfriend against sculpture, oh what luck! / (From Art and the Antique, a poetic essay by M. Cavé)
Image Not Available for Apelles and Campaste. / Aware that Apelles was wasting away with love / Alexander gave him Campeste and above / the first art deal ever now was struck / girlfriend against sculpture, oh what luck! / (From Art and the Antique, a poetic essay by M. Cavé)

Apelles and Campaste. / Aware that Apelles was wasting away with love / Alexander gave him Campeste and above / the first art deal ever now was struck / girlfriend against sculpture, oh what luck! / (From Art and the Antique, a poetic essay by M. Cavé)

PortfolioPlate 36 from the series "Histoire Ancienne"
Date1842
MediumCrayon lithograph
DimensionsSheet: 330 × 254 mm. (13 × 10 in.)
Image: 244 × 203 mm. (9 5/8 × 8 in.)
Credit LineGiven in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object number1963.109.90
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated1/11/24
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