Military piety with soldier carrying a dead warrior

Military piety with soldier in armour carrying a dead warrior colleague over his shoulder. Perhaps Ajax carrying Achilles. Pietas militaris. In antique paste and dactylotheca. From the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785

Achilles Ajax Ancient History Antiquarian Charles Francis Greville Classical History Colleague Dactylotheca Greek Myth John Boydell John Spilsbury Mezzotint Roman Myth

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