Julius Caesar divorces his wife Pompeia in order to marry Calpurnia. Line engraving by R. Strange after Pietro da Cortona.
- Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669.
- Date:
- [between 1750 and 1759?]
- Reference:
- 2499364i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
London (Sold at the Golden Head, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden) : [Robert Strange], [between 1750 and 1759?]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 50.7 x 39.7, image and lettering 49.3 x 37.2 cm
Lettering
Caesar putting away Pompeia, receives Calphurnia as his wife. From the original painting of Pietro da Cortona, in the gallery of the Hotel de Toulouse. Pietro Beretinus Cortonensis eques pinxit. Robertus Strange delineavit et sculpt.
The lettering and the imprint are repeated in French
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2499364i
Type/Technique
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