Print made by John Blackmore, active 1740–1780, Sigismonda, between 1769 and 1771
- Title:
Sigismonda
- Date:
- between 1769 and 1771
- Medium:
- Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 7/8 x 12 13/16 inches (42.8 x 32.5 cm), Plate: 15 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches (39.3 x 27.7 cm), Image: 13 7/16 x 10 7/8 inches (34.2 x 27.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Collector's mark: Unidentified, star (Lugt 2872)
Lettered, in black ink, lower left under image: "Cosway pinx,,t"; "lower center: "Sigismonda ~"; lower right under image: "Blackmoore fecit."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1970.3.826
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- beaded | bracelets | cameo | castle | chalice | city | crying | curls | Day 4, Tale 1 (The Decameron) | death | diadem | heart | jewelry | lady | literary theme | love | murder | necklace | poison | portrait | princess | robe | sashes (costume accessories) | smoke | suicide | The Decameron (Boccaccio) | tiara | tragedy | woman
- Associated People:
- Sigismonda
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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