Destruction of Sennacherib. Byron.
Painted and engraved by Welby Sherman. Published by T.Larkin 27 Chapel St Pentonville. A very rare mezzotint, with hand colour. Sheet 145 x 225mm (5¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed within plate, slight surface soiling. A scene from Lord Byron's 'The Destruction of Sennacherib', showing the Assyrian besiegers struck down under the walls of Jerusalem. BM 1982,0619.3, ''the only known impression''.
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