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Aeneas Silvius is crowned Poet Laureate; foreground, figures in Renaissance costume observe a robed Aeneas Silvius who kneels at the foot of a throne to be crowned with a laurel by Frederick III, figures hold sticks, sheaths and spears and wear plumed hats and cod pieces; middleground, civic square with men playing cards on steps and a large classical portico with arches and a balustrade where three figures converse and a man attacks a woman; background, hills, trees and a duck? and a pigeon? in flight. Engraved with fine lines. Surrounding trompe-l\'oeil effect of an arch has been omitted. Latin inscription
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
Aberystwyth
Title
Aeneas Silvius is crowned Poet Laureate by Frederick III
Date
1881
Medium
Engraving in sepia on white wove paper
Accession number
PR243
Work type
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
School of Art, Museum & Gallery, Buarth Mawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 1NG Wales
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