The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece mb-width 4922 Watermarked 'J Whatman 1814'

Watermarked 'J Whatman 1814'

Inscribed: 'Particularitez des corps humain

Five figures of upper and lower jaw teeth

figures watch its progress from Westminster Bridge and Waterloo Bridge

View of the Canal

The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece mb-width 4922 Watermarked 'J Whatman 1814'The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece, 1933 1934. The Colossus of Rhodes was a colossus of the Greek god Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 metres (107 ft) high, making it the tallest statue of the ancient world. From Wonders of the Past, volume II, 1933 1934.