Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)after Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–81)
Title:
Cordelia
Date:
1784
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Angelica Kauffman Pinxt. | You never erring Gods | Fight on his side, and thunder on his foes | Such Tempest as his poor ag'd head Sustained:"; lettered, lower right: "F. Bartolozzi Sulpt. | Your image suffers when a Monrch bleeds, | Tis your own cause for that your succours bring; | Revenge yourselves, and right an injur'd King. | Vide Shakespears King Lear"; lettered, lower center: "London Pubd Sept. 7.1784. by Jas. Birchall No.473 Strand & G. Durand No.8 Catherine Street."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.19617
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
literary theme | King Lear, play by William Shakespeare