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A Roman marriage custom - Public domain drawing
Summary
From a drawing of André Castaigne. A Roman marriage custom. The picture shows the bride entering her new home in the arms of the bridegroom.
André Castaigne (1861–1929) was a French artist and engraver, a student of Jean-Leon Gerome and Alexandre Cabanel. Subsequently he became a leading illustrator in the United States. He is often recalled as the original illustrator of the first edition of The Phantom of the Opera. Castaigne also created more than 36 art pieces about Alexander the Great for an 1898–99 series. He was also one of the illustrators who captured the images of the first modern olympics.
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Date
1911
Source
G. Ferrero, The Women of the Caesars, New York, 1911.
Copyright info
public domain
