Print made by John Bell, 1811–1895, British, And This Was Caesar, between 1838 and 1850
- Title:
- And This Was Caesar
- Additional Title(s):
- And this was Cæsar
- Date:
- between 1838 and 1850
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper with cream chine collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 5/16 x 8 1/16 inches (16 x 20.5 cm), Plate: 5 3/16 x 7 1/16 inches (13.1 x 17.9 cm), Image: 4 13/16 x 6 5/8 inches (12.2 x 16.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, etched in black ink, lower left under image: "JOHN BELL ETCH : CLUB"; lower center: "AND THIS WAS CAESAR"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1991.16.4
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cloth | crowd | death | drapery | figures | historical subject | laurel crown | murder | romans | Rome | staff
- Associated People:
- Brutus
Julius Caesar - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3171
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