Flaxman shield of achilles cc0 pub dom photo by Thad Zajdowicz flickr thadz 31680177383 a12794660a o resized to 300 dpi cropped tigher solid white background

Silver-gilt shield modeled after homer's iliad by john flaxman (british, 1755-1826); manufactured by rundell, bridge, and rundell, london - ca. 1821-22 the original image was photographed by thad zajdowicz and uploaded as a public domain cc0 image to flickr this version of the image has been resized to 300 dpi, more tightly cropped, the colors lightly corrected, and the background changed to solid white. Date: between circa 1821 and circa 1822 CE.