Ariadne watching Theseus's boat depart from the island of Naxos.

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Ariadne watching Theseus's boat depart from the island of Naxos. Mural from a room in Regio , Pompeii. Illustration drawn by Discanno and lithographed by Victor Steeger from Emile Presuhn's "Choix des plus Belles et Interessantes Peintures de Pompei," Weigel, Leipzig, 1882. German archeologist Presuhn (1844-1881) lived in Italy for eight years and, with Mr. Discanno, made exact copies of many wall paintings that are now lost.

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