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Title	John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 13-3.
Creator	Hartwell, Alonzo, 1805-1873 (engraver)
Contributors	John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
Description	Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: centurion watching man wearing crown accompanied by children with brooms and whips; bearded man wearing fur pelt witnesses arrival, by boat, of colonists, who have already begun hunting; battle scene and bust labeled "Alexander" [the Great]; battle scene with knives, swords, and shields; philosopher and soldier flanking temple labeled "Greece" (with Parthenon visible on acropolis in background) in image signed "Hartwell"; "History of Europe" with centurion and knight in background and black-clad thinker surrounded by books and globe in foreground, signed "Hartwell"; Greek gods and goddesses atop Mount Olympus, signed "Hartwell"; men, women, and cow gathered outside Parthenon; public whipping, signed "Hartwell"; portrait, possibly of Plato; portrait of Diogenes, with Greek soldiers and civilians in background, signed "Hartwell"; artist painting Madonna and child from live models, before backdrop of Vatican under title "Italy" and above signature of "Hartwell"; men riding on horse-drawn chariot, signed "Hartwell"; Roman soldier and man in toga flanking backdrop of "Rome" with Coliseum visible; crown held aloft, amidst men with spears; portrait of Caesar, between battle scenes labeled "Rubicon" and "[illegible] in Britain"; centurion on horseback amidst standing soldiers with spears and shields, signed "Hartwell"; portrait of Cicero between books and scrolls; portrait of Cincinnatus, observed by three men, holding plow - signed "Hartwell"; number 13.
Subject	Soldiers Discovery & exploration Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. Greece--History Mythology, Greek Rome--History
People Pictured	Diogenes, d. ca. 323 B.C. Caesar, Julius Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cincinnatus, Lucius Quinctius, ca. 529-ca. 430 B.C.
Date Original	18--?
Object Type	Wood engravings
Source	12 x 18 in. page in the John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/morton#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection	John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/morton/
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format	image/jp2
Ordering Information	For information about the use of these images, contact Gail Gilbert (gail.gilbert@louisville.edu), Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library (http://louisville.edu/library/art/ ), University of Louisville.
Image Number	ULAL Morton Woodblocks 13-3
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