The Trojan horse – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare antique lithograph captures The Trojan horse in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
The Trojan horse
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Unlike the living horses that share this board, the animal here is a wooden figure from the myth of the Trojan War, the hollow horse the Greeks built to slip warriors past the walls of Troy. Ancient storytellers, including Homer and Virgil, made the device famous, and its name has since become a byword for a gift that hides a threat. This 1954 lithograph turns that old tale into a printed image, and the stone-printing process it uses lets the artist build tone and texture across the sheet.
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph ; 34.3 x 50 cm. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1954 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,067 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-120546 |
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