Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)after Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1727–1785, Italian, active in Britain (1755-85)
Title:
E d'Uccider se Stesso in Pensier Venne...
Date:
1773
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and stipple engraving
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, upper center: "CANTO XL."; lettered, lower left: "J. B. Cipriani delin."; lettered, lower right: "F. Bartolozzi sculp. | Canto XL. Stanza XXXVI."; lettered, lower center: "E d'uccider se stesso in pensier venne | E lo facea, ma il Re Sobrin lo tenne."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection