Mezzotint on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22 3/8 × 30 1/4 inches (56.8 × 76.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11943
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
death, i.e. the self-sacrifice of Marcus (Manlius) Curtius: he leaps on horseback into a chasm with lethal fumes | (story of) Marcus (Manlius) Curtius | religious and mythological subject | sacrifice | horse (animal) | fortress | building | soldier | woman | man | fainting | cityscape | chaos | crowd | audience | pillar | statue | cloud | daylight | rock | chasm | death | earthquake