Italian Hand Colored Engraving by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein: Based on the Original Collection of Sir William Hamilton's Ancient Vases

One woman tips a large jar over the shoulder of another, who crouches on a rock and waits for the splash.

This hand colored engraving, based on the original collection of Sir William Hamilton's ancient vases, is after Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, from Naples, Italy, around 1791, in ink on paper. Most of the vases in Hamilton's collections came from tombs in southern Italy, and in his day were often called Etruscan. The standing woman wears a long pleated gown and headband. Her companion sits nude on a rocky seat, arms wrapped around her knees. A small fringed object hangs between them. The image is 8 inches wide and 6.38 high.

Bathing, with the water arriving by hand delivery.