Print made by Thomas Burke, 1749–1815, Britishafter Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1727–1785, Italian, active in Britain (1755-85)Published by George Durand, active 1780–1785, British
Title:
Cephalus and Procris
Date:
1783
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 11/16 x 11 inches (19.6 x 27.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower center: "(formerly attributed to Bartolozzi, F.); lower right: "C378 only"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1978.43.547
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
oval | mythology | sadness | armour | trees | mountains | arrows | javelin | bow | toga | cape | crying | wound | Greek mythology | Cephalus inadvertently kills Procris | religious and mythological subject | dying | dog (animal) | death