Accession Number: 2003.194
Description: A steel engraving of Nydia, the enslaved blind girl of Pompeii, after a sculpture by Randolph Rogers, showing her leaning forward and listening to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Beneath the image, at bottom left: "Randolph Rogers sculpt"; and to the right, "S.J. Ferris, del." At bottom center of print: "Nydia The Blind Girl of Pompeii"; "U.S. International Exhibition 1876"; and the publisher's name and copyright date. Reverse is blank.
Height: 11.25
Width: 8
Date Made: 1877
Maker: Ferris, S.J., engraver
Place of Origin: [Philadelphia]
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2003.194
Subjects: Art Blind Blindness
Dimension Notes: 6.5 x 3.5 in. (comp.)
Made: Gebbie & Barrie, pub.
Material: Paper
Updated: 05/12/2014