Lot 08538

[Δημήτριος Πολιορκητής και Λάμια] “Demetrius Poliorcetes avec sa Maitresse Lamia fameuse, joueuse de flute a’ Athenes, et sa confidente Demo“, c.1820. Impressive engraving 56 x 47cm, engraved by Michele Benedetti after a painting of Franz Caucig / Franc Kavčič, painter and Professor of K. K. Academy of Fine Arts. A scene from the life of the successful Macedonian King and pleasure-seeker, Demetrius Poliorcetes. Here he is depicted with the Athenian courtesan Lamia and her friend Demo. Rare.