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Julius Caesar

Print
eighteenth century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print showing Act III, Scene 4 from Julius Caesar, late eighteenth century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJulius Caesar (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper.
Brief description
Print showing Act III, Scene 4 from Julius Caesar, eighteenth century
Physical description
Print showing Act III, Scene 4 from Julius Caesar. The print features a scene in which a man standing on a platform is addressing a crowd. His arms open wide, a dagger held his in right hand. The crowd are positioned either side of a body which is covered with a sheet. A caption below the image reads "Brutus - With this I depart - that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger fo rmyself, when it shall please my country to need my death."
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.4cm (approximately) (Note: The measurements recorded are for the print itself, rather than the dark sugar paper on which it is mounted.)
  • Width: 8.5cm (approximately)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Literary referenceJulius Caesar
Summary
Print showing Act III, Scene 4 from Julius Caesar, late eighteenth century.
Other number
Collection
Accession number
S.1348-2015

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Record createdAugust 7, 2015
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