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Possibly Isaac Cruikshank, Possibly Isaac Robert Cruikshank, Possibly George Cruikshank

1796

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Nymphes et Faunes (Nymphs and Fauns), Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, oil on canvas
View is from just behind the Horse Tamers statues (before obelisk in place), looking across the piazza (now called Piazza del Quirinale) toward the Palazzo Pontificio (now called Quirinal Palace), and down Via Pia.
Two gods stand on either side of Perseus. Mercury, on the left, places a helmet on the hero's head while Minerva, on the right, hoists a shield onto his shoulder.
Still life featuring a large peacock in the center, its tail folded, holding a rose in its beak with its head turned, along with a bouquet of varied flowers on the left and a cut lemon on the right.