Scene from Ancient History
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Giuseppe Piattoli
Artist bio: Italian, documented Florence, 1785–1807
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1785–1807
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk.  Framing lines in pen and brown ink at left, upper, and right margins
Dimensions: 15-1/2 x 19-13/16 in.  (39.4 x 50.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession year: 1880
Tags: Horses|Tents|Soldiers|Spears|Men