Print made by Thomas Burke, 1749–1815, Britishafter Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–81)Published by William Wynne Ryland, 1732–1783, British
Title:
Andromache and Hecuba Weeping over the Ashes of Hector
Date:
1771
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, smooth, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 14 1/16 inches (51 × 35.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left under image: "Angelica Kauffman pinx."; lower right under image: "Tho. Burke fecit"; lower center: "Published as the Act directs July 29th 1771 by the proprietor Wm Wynne Ryland. London"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.11821
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
columns | sadness | religious and mythological subject | Greek mythology | cloaks | crying | women | laurel crown | pillars | children | togas | stool | chairs | urn | ashes | fires | death