Walls of Babylon Babylonis Muri (title on object) From the Seven Wonders of the World (series title) The eight wonders of the world (series title) The Great Figuer-Bibel (...) (series title), The walls of Babylon, built in circles. Rear left a large building with tower. In the foreground Queen Semiramis as a horsewoman. Armed with bow and arrow, she is fighting a lion. In the background the hanging gardens of Babylon: a botanical and architectural work of art. Below the show a verse in Latin. This print is part of an album, hanging gardens of Semiramis at Babylon (Wonder of the World), Semiramis on the lion hunt, sometimes with her husband Ninus, Babylon, Philips Galle (mentioned on object), 1572 and/or 1646, paper, engraving, h 210 mm × w 262 mm
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