Cassandra
1776
Artist, British, 1740 - 1779
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
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Dimensions
plate: 40.7 × 32.9 cm (16 × 12 15/16 in.)
sheet: 54.5 × 39 cm (21 7/16 × 15 3/8 in.) -
Accession
2017.53.64
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Catalogue Raisonné
Sunderland 1986, no. 96.12
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Campbell Fine Art, London, 4 May 1992); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1986
Sunderland, John. "John Hamilton Mortimer: His Life and Works," Walpole Society 52 (1986): no. 96.12
Inscriptions
lower center in plate: CASSANDRA. / lower center in plate: Troilus and Cressida Act IId Scene 4th / Cry Trojans cry, practice your eyes with tears / Troy must not be nor goodly Ilion stand. / Publishd March 15, 1776; by J. MORTIMER, Norfolk Street, STRAND
Wikidata ID
Q77259457