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Watercolour: a black-figured Greek vase above a frieze of a rider on a black horse flanked by two robed attendants and a dog.

Above, black-figured Greek perfume bottle (lekythos); below, detail of the decoration showing a young man about to ride his horse, with two servants and two dogs. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).

A watercolour on paper shows a black-figured vessel with a pointed neck and handle above a horizontal frieze. Below, a rider on a dark horse is flanked by two standing figures in draped robes and a dog, set against an ochre ground.

Artist
Dahlsteen, Augustin, 1720-1769.
Date
1760-1769
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2887 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1769.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Vasija griega de figuras negras y friso de jinete con sirvientes, acuarela

Una acuarela sobre papel muestra una vasija de figuras negras, con cuello alargado y asa, sobre un friso horizontal. Abajo, un jinete en un caballo oscuro está acompañado por dos figuras de pie con túnicas y un perro, sobre fondo ocre.

Português: Vaso grego de figuras negras e friso de cavaleiro com acompanhantes, aquarela

Uma aquarela sobre papel mostra um vaso de figuras negras, com gargalo alongado e alça, acima de um friso horizontal. Embaixo, um cavaleiro sobre um cavalo escuro é acompanhado por duas figuras de pé em túnicas e por um cão, sobre fundo ocre.

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