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

Four figures gather around a staff and a raised cup, one bearded elder leaning on his stick to listen.

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. The published plates helped shape Neoclassical taste across Europe, and designers such as Wedgwood and Flaxman drew heavily on images like these. A bearded man, a woman holding a dish, a youth in a broad hat and a second woman stand in a row, all in orange robes against black. The image sits within a platemark on a large white sheet. It is 11.5 inches wide and 6.75 high.

A small committee, meeting in good order.