Thalia
Date1784
Geography
Published -
England
Medium/TechniqueInk and watercolor on paper; hand-colored stipple engraving
DimensionsOverall: 11 13/16 in. x 8 11/16 in. (30.06 cm x 22.07 cm)
Other (Image: H x W): 7 5/8 in. x 5 3/8 in. (19.37 cm x 13.65 cm)
Other (Plate): 9 5/16 in. x 7 13/16 in. (23.65 cm x 19.84 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 2013
Object numberM-5329
DescriptionThis print is a full length image of the Greek goddess Thalia, who stands next to a small winged Cupid cherub.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left side of the image: "G.B. Cipriani Pinxt.".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right side of the image: "W.W. Ryland Sculpt.".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "Thalia. / Publish'd Oct. 20 1784. by V.M. Picot, No. 83 St. Martins Lane.".
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1784
1800-1805
January, 1799
c. 1808