Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)after William Artaud, 1763–1823, British
Title:
The Triumph of Mercy
Date:
179
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19 5/8 x 24 15/16in. (49.8 x 63.3cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "W. Artaud pinxt. | When he, whom even our joys provoke, | The fiend of Nature, join'd his yoke, | And rush'd in wrath to make our isle his prey; | Thy form, from out thy sweet abode, | O'ertook him on his blasted road | And stopt his wheels, and took'd his rage away | I see recoil his sable Steeds,"; lettered, lower right: "F. Bartolozzi R.A. Sculp. | That bore him swift to savage deeds; | Thy tender melting eyes they own, | O Maid, for all thy love to Britain shown, | Where justice has her iron tower | To thee we build a roseate bower, | Thou, thou shalt rule our queen, & share our monarch's throne. | Vide Collin's Ode to Mercy"; lettered, lower center: "THE | Triumph of Mercy | London, Publish'd Feb 16 1794 by thos Macklin Poets Gally, Fleet Street."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection