Portrait of Vincenzo Viviani (1622-1703) Selwyn Francis Edge Indiana State Fair Coliseum

Indiana State Fair Coliseum

Fellow Fenians attempted to blow open the wall of the House of Detention in an effort to rescue the two men

A horse-drawn carriage passes the building

showing twin lights in centre window and oval windows each side

14th September 1964

Portrait of Vincenzo Viviani (1622-1703) Selwyn Francis Edge Indiana State Fair ColiseumViviani is painted at half length, seated, before a table upon which there is a brass armillary sphere, pen and wooden inkwell, with a sheaf of drawings. His left hand grips the wooden arm of the chair, while the right rests on the sphere, holding brass dividers. He is dressed in a loose green gown, trimmed with brown fur at the collar and cuffs. He wears a white shirt held at the throat with a gold and jewelled clasp. Two volumes lie flat at his