Nydia

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John Callcott Horsley
1817-1903
Nydia
[London : sn, 1870?]
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.904
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[London : s.n., 1870?]
Provenance: 
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Block signed with the name of the engraver.
Proof of a wood engraving by Swain after an illustration by J.C. Horsley for Pictures from English literature, London : Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1870, p. 136.

Summary: 

Illustration shows the blind Nydia leading the lovers Glaucus and Ione as Vesuvius erupts in the background.

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