Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99), Sappho Embracing Love, 1783
- Title:
- Sappho Embracing Love
- Date:
- 1783
- Materials & Techniques:
- Stipple engraving
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "G. B. Cipriani inv."; lettered, lower right: "F. Bartolozzi Scup."; lettered, lower center: "SAPPHO embracing LOVE | She gives up all her soul to Loves alarms, | And the sly Tyrant triumphs in her charms. | London Publish'd August 12th.1783 by Sus. Vivares Great Newport Street."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.19618
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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