Sir Robert Ker Porter, Bas-relief of King Xerxes I shaded by an umbrella

Bas-relief of King Xerxes I shaded by an umbrella, 1820

After Sir Robert Ker Porter (1777 - 1842)

RA Collection: Art

Title
Bas-relief of King Xerxes I shaded by an umbrella
Artist/designer
After Sir Robert Ker Porter (1777 - 1842)
Engraved by
Charles Heath (1785 - 1848)
Published by
From
Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babylonia, &c., London 1821[-1822], pl. 48
Date
1820
Object type
Plate
Place of Publication
London
Medium
Etching
Dimensions

275 mm x 197 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
18/1928
This image is from a book

Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babylon, &c. &c. during the years 1817, 1818, 1819 and 1820 / by Sir Robert Ker Porter. With numerous engravings of portraits, costumes, antiquities, &c. In two volumes - London: 1821 [-1822]

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