Print made by Jean Marie Delatre, 1746–1840, Frenchafter Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–81)Published by Anthony Molteno, 1784–1845, British
Title:
The Death of Mark Antony
Date:
1805
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and stipple engraving with hand coloring on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 12 1/4 inches (37.2 × 31.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower center: "John M. DELATRE"; on back, lower right, written upside down: "6064 | 3/- | [crossed out illegible inscriptions]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.265
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sandals | stola | historical subject | man | gold | chiton | nobility | chalice | drapery | helmet | armor | bed (furniture) | relief | feathers | servant | tunics | interior | tondo | women | costume | Classical | ancient | love | Roman | curtains | death of Mark Antony: he dies after having stabbed himself; Cleopatra grieves at his bedside | togas | death | suicide