Print made by William Faithorne the Younger, (?), ca. 1669–1703, BritishPublished by Edward Cooper, active 1682 –died 1725, British
Title:
Lucretia Romana
Date:
between 1678 and 1717
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 15/16 x 8 3/8 inches (30.4 x 21.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "376"; lower right: "Faithorne?"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.898
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
ring | suffering, misfortune of Lucretia | death of Lucretia: she commits suicide by stabbing herself | gaze | honor | rape | religious and mythological subject | mythology | jewelry | woman | suicide | death | drapery | Roman | bed | shoe | dagger