Image
Description
Maker
- Johann Gottlieb Facius, b. 1750, English
- Georg Sigmund Facius, b. 1750, English, designer
- After Angelica Kauffmann, 1741-1807, Swiss, associated artist/maker
- John Boydell, 1719-1804, British, publisher
Title
Sappho Inspired by Love, Composes an Ode to Venus
Year
1778
Medium
stipple engraving (printing process)
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Supports
Dimensions
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34 x 25.6 cm (13 3/8 x 10 1/8 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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In Plate--Inscribed, LL:Angelica Kauffman Pinxit; inscribed, LC:John Boydell excudit 1778/SAPPHO, inspired by Love, composes an Ode to VENUS./Published May 1st 1778 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London; inscribed, LR:G.S et I.G.Facius Sculpsit.
Type
Credit
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Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell
Object Number
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09.760
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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