Title Page from Xenophon’s Cyrupaedia
1632
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1632
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Title Page from Xenophon’s Cyrupaedia is a 1632 ink by William Marshall, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows three men in a framed design. On the left, a soldier in armor holds a spear. In the center, a book title reads *Cyropaedia* with a small portrait of a bearded man. On the right, a king wears a crown and fancy robes, holding a scepter. The middle section names the book’s translator, Philémon Holland, and the year 1632. The text hints this was a book about the life of Cyrus, a Persian king. Try looking up engraving to see how artists carved these detailed lines.
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