This drawing shows a richly decorated antique sarcophagus with garland-bearing Erotes and pairs of Dionysian masks. It belonged to the collection of the Englishman John Lyde Brown in the 18th century, like the vase on leaf 39 of this album.
Album 1
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Album 1, Leaf 49
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