Gerard de Lairesse, Nicolaes Visscher I, and others
Four illustrations for the 1668 tragedy ‘Dido’s Death’ by Andries Pels: Act III, Dido’s Suicide
1662-1672
Scroll
- Artist: Gerard de Lairesse
- Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher I
- Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher II
- Publisher: Gerard Valck
Four illustrations for the 1668 tragedy ‘Dido’s Death’ by Andries Pels: Act III, Dido’s Suicide
1662-1672
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 234 x 170 mm. (9 3/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Plate: 183 x 128 mm. (7 3/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.1394
Signed: 1
Inscribed: Monogrammed in trompe-l'oeil on surface of stone form right of center foreground: superimposed "GL" Below image: "Dus deerlyk sneuvelde Kartagoos koningin . / Men schrikke, en wachte zich voor d'ongebonde min . / Per Gerardum de Lairesse inv: et Sculp: et Per Nicolaum Visscher edit: cum Priv: Ord: Gen: Belgii Fæder:" Lower left corner: "71" Beneath plate mark at left in graphite: "LB 46"
Markings: None
