He was fascinated with excavations found in abundance in Herculaneum and Pompei and in formerly Greek-occupied southern Italy. He soon started collecting objects of all kinds from the ancient past, most of all Greek vases. They are printed on full pages, very strong paper. Slight differences in general toning of marginal paper and slight crasing in margins.
Some edges show wear.
This plate is supposed to represent Medea, who in the consequence of Jason's request went to the palace of Pelias, and persuaded his daughters to let their father be cut in pieces and boiled, promising that after this operation she would give them a liquor which she possessed and which would restore youth. Medea seems to have given a cup os the liquor to one of the prinessess. Creasing in lower right margin. This plate represents Apollo sitting in a winged chair holding a scepter in one hand and a bowl to receive libations in the other which were to be made to the god consulted. On the left is a prophetess who addresses herself to a queen.