Cigarette Card: Helen of Troy

Helen stands on a balcony or rooftop, center, dressed in a lightweight peplos with a shawl or wrap draped over her left shoulder. Her arms are bare except for an arm ring on her upper right arm and bracelet on her left forearm. Her arms are raised, with her hands behind her head. Her dress and wrap are blown backward by the wind outlining her figure.

Annotations

Helen, cigarette card from the 1920s, from a set of 25 Player's cigarette cards representing "Famous Beauties." Drawn by A K Macdonald. British Museum EPH-ME.329. © Trustees of the British Museum. Used by permission.

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Image Source: The British Museum

Associated Passages

Ovid, Amores 1.10

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