4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 22cm x 32cm
Description
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was buried close to the Pyramid of Caius Cestius in the Old Protestant Cemetery, Rome on 7 December 1822. The Latin epitaph partly visible in this picture was composed by Leigh Hunt.
Image Details
image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford