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Psammeticus King of Egypt in love with Rhodope

Print
01/01/1783 (published)
Artist/Maker
Bartolozzi, Francesco (engraver)
Diemar, E. (publisher)
Kauffman, Angelica (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print showing Rhodope, on the left, presenting her hand to king Psammetichus who sits on the right. Within an oval border in a rectangle.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitlePsammeticus King of Egypt in love with Rhodope (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stipple engraving
Stipple Engraving
Brief description
'Psammeticus King of Egypt in love with Rhodope'. Stipple engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi after Angelica Kauffman, 1783.
Physical description
Print showing Rhodope, on the left, presenting her hand to king Psammetichus who sits on the right. Within an oval border in a rectangle.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 381mm
  • Sheet width: 371mm
  • Image height: 265mm
  • Image width: 326mm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963. London: HMSO, 1964: Height 33.7cm x Width 36.8 cm.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by Angelica Kauffman R.A. Engraved by F. Bartolozzi R.A. London: Published as the Act directs, 1 Jany. 1783, by E. M. Diemar, No.377 Strand.'

Note
Lettered with title etc. in English and French and
Credit line
Given by Mr Rodney de Rohan Gye
Subjects depicted
Love
Pharaoh
Courtesan
Psammetichus I
Rhodope
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Mougenot' Frédéric (Ed) Andreu-Lanoe, Guillemettë(Ed) with contributions from Chauveau, Michel [and six others] Pharaons superstars Arles: Actes Sud Editions, 2022 Published to accompany an exhibition held at Mucem, Marseille, June 22 - October 17, 2022
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.701-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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