Drawings faithfully copied from nature at Naples : and with permission dedicated to the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the court of Naples / by his most humble servant Frederick Rehberg, historical painter in His Prussian Majesty's service at Rome, MDCCXCIV.
Published / Created:
[London?] : [S.W. Fores?], 1794.
Physical Description:
[2], XII, [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Two sets of 12 engravings depicting Lady Emma Hamilton performing tableaux in Greek costume. The first set is a re-engraved imitation of the original 1794 edition by Tommaso Piroli. The title page of the present edition has a long ess in the word permission, and there is no period after Hamilton.
Subject Terms:
Racine, Jean, 1639-1699 -- Iconography. | Hamilton, Emma, Lady, 1761?-1815. | Tableaux. | Drapery in art. | Fores, S. w. -- Publisher. | Etching -- Specimens -- 1794.
Contributors:
Piroli, Tommaso, approximately 1752-1824, associated name.