Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by John Bell, 1811–1895, British
Title:
And This Was Caesar
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)
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 | figures | historical subject | Rome | drapery | staff | laurel crown | crowd | death | murder | romans
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3171