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Tamerlane

Print
14/02/1792 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print of Act 5 in Tamerlane, engraved by Fittler, after original by Opie, published by J. Bell for the British Library, 1792.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTamerlane (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
Print of Act 5 in Tamerlane, engraved by Fittler, after original by Opie, published by J. Bell for the British Library, 1792
Physical description
The print features Act 5 in Tamerlane. The scene depicts a man holding a knife above a woman who is being pulled away by two other men. There is a printed border, which includes a cage above the depicted scene.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20cm (approximately) (Note: Height measured is unmounted. Mounted height is 31cm.)
  • Width: 13cm (approximately) (Note: Width measured is unmounted. Mounted width is 22.8cm.)
Marks and inscriptions
'British Theatre / Tamerlane. / Sal. __ Oh save me but from these! / Baj.__Ye tedious villians then the work is mine.'
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Print of Act 5 in Tamerlane, engraved by Fittler, after original by Opie, published by J. Bell for the British Library, 1792.
Collection
Accession number
S.2159-2015

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Record createdOctober 16, 2015
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