Lot 262: * A framed monochrome print depicting the 'Punishment of Dirce'

A framed monochrome print depicting the ‘Punishment of Dirce’, a reproduction of the famous Roman fresco from the south wall of Room N in the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, dating from 62–79 CE; the scene illustrates the mythological moment Dirce is tied to a wild bull by the sons of Antiope, captured in a photograph by Michael Larvey, and is presented within a wide off-white mount and a simple polished wooden frame under glazing 34 x 43cm [Loc RCH598].