Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Woollett, 1735–1785, British

and Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)

after Thomas Jones, 1742–1803, British, active in Italy (1776–83)

and after John Hamilton Mortimer, 1740–1779, British
Title:
Dido and Aeneas
Date:
1787
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching
Dimensions:
Plate: 17 7/8 x 22in. (45.4 x 55.9cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark: Unidentified, blind embossed shield, bird, X X (not in Lugt)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.20190
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
armor | palace | waterfall | religious and mythological subject | river | literary theme | trees | city | lovers
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Anglo-American Artist in Italy 1750-1820 (University Art Museum, Santa Barbara, 1982-04-07 - 1982-05-09)

Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41508