Statue of Melpomene [plate CXIV]

1704-1742

Francesco Faraone Aquila

Associated Names
Francesco Faraone Aquila

Engraver, Italian, c. 1676 - c. 1740

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.2 × 21.2 cm (13 7/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
    book: 49 × 38.2 × 3.5 cm (19 5/16 × 15 1/16 × 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.142.2.2.54

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1704

Papirius Entreated by his Mother to Disclose the Secrets of the Roman Senate [plate LXII]

Randon Claude

1704

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in plate lower right: Fran. Aquila delin. et Sculp.; in plate across bottom: MELPOMENE …

Wikidata ID

Q77259054

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