Many smaller nations believed it was a plot against them by certain ethnic groups, religious groups, or their neighbours, and took the opportunity afforded by most of the world being thrown into chaos to make those beliefs known through the use of military force. What killed more than the plague was the famines, civil unrest, ethnic cleansings and wars that followed it. The plague itself burned out fairly quickly, but repeated, localised outbreaks cropped up all around the globe for years to come. Occuring in the early 2200s, the Red Death was the name given to a plague that infected approximately a third of Earth's population, and killed a half of those it infected. These were not self-sufficient installations, nor were they designed for populations of any real size, and most were working under different Earth governments or space agencies (NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, JAXA, etc). However, it was noted by the Compact during the Compact-Confederacy war that humans had a tendency to "take what any civilized being called insanity and made it work."īefore the Red Death, humanity's presence outside of Earth itself was limited to a few scientific research colonies within the Sol system (presumably surface colonies on Luna and/or Mars, along with space stations). This means humans are physically weaker, have a smaller range of hearing and are less able to take damage than other major species, such as Tribunes. You don't need me to tell you what humans look like.Ĭompared to most other sapient races in the galaxy, humans are about average on all metrics, albeit with a higher receptiveness to regenerative therapy than most. 2.4 The Siegland Expedition and Triquetran League.Location Currently not on view Credit Line Jean Leon Gerome Ferris 1882 1875 ID Number GA.14534 catalog number 14534 accession number 94830 Object Name Etching On Chine Colle print Physical Description paper (overall material) ink (overall material) Measurements image: 22 cm x 57 cm 8 11/16 in x 22 7/16 in sheet: 46 cm x 71. It was not unusual at that time for an artist to paint several versions of a popular subject in different sizes.
The Manchester Art Gallery in England owns a version, which may be seen on its website. Wagner painted other versions one was shown to critical acclaim at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. The print was well received the New York Times noted: “Of the style of execution we can speak only in the highest terms.” Alexander von Wagner (1838–1919), a Hungarian artist active in Germany, also enjoyed considerable success when he exhibited the painting Chariot Race in Europe in 1872. This etching was one of the largest made in the US at the time. Ferris, known for his portraits, etched the figures and the rest of the architecture. Moran, who would specialize in animal subjects, etched the horses, the archway in the background, and the roadway. R.Wray's 1893 Review of Etching in the United States. The young artists, who were new to the etching medium, fabricated their plate from the bottom of a copper boiler, according to H. The scale of the work required an oversized copper plate, which was difficult to find. Description Stephen Ferris collaborated with his brother-in-law Peter Moran in 1875 to make this large reproductive etching of Alexander von Wagner’s stirring painting Chariot Race in the Circus Maximus, Rome in the Presence of the Emperor Domitian. Object Details graphic artist Ferris, Stephen James original artist Wagner graphic artist Moran, Peter publisher J. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art.