Images des héros et des grands hommes de l'antiquité. Dessinées sur des médailles, des pierres antiques & autres anciens monumens
Images des héros et des grands hommes de l'antiquité is a 1731 French-language book printed in Amsterdam by B. Picart and J.F. Bernard, collecting engraved portraits of ancient heroes and great men after medals, antique gems and monuments, made by Giovanni Angelo Canini (1617-1666) for an educated readership. Sentence two: each plate is a restrained line engraving of a profile head inside an oval or circular frame, with horizontal hatching in the background, Roman numeral plate numbers at top, and a caption beneath, offering a designer a model for classical cameo and medallion layouts.
