Vier voorstellingen uit de klassieke geschiedenis Illustraties uit de klassieke geschiedenis (serietitel), RP-P-1909-1630, Simon Fokke, between 1722 and 1784

Identification title(s): four scenes from classical history. Illustrations from classical history (series title). Object type: print serial number: 25/?object number: rp-p-1909-1630. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: four scenes from classical history from one plate, numbered from xxv to xxviii and all provided with a caption. Top left: persian envoys in macedonia murdered by disguised youths. Bottom left: exceptional temper of an athenian soldier. Top right: xerxes crossing the hellepont. Bottom right: disastrous crossing of xerxes over the hellepont. Depictions xxv and xxvi marked at the top right: opposite page. 222. Depictions xxvii and xxviii marked at the top right: opposite page. 259. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke (mentioned on object), according to own design by: simon fokke (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1722 - 1784. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 223 mm × w 284 mm. Subject: what: murderprivate soldiermale persons from classical history (xerxes). Acquisition: purchase 1909. Date: between 1722 and 1784.