[Mazeppa Pursued by Wolves.]
J.S. [Sir James Stuart]. London, Published by Colnaghi, June 1821. Lithograph on chine collé. 230 x 280mm (9 x 11"), on large original backing sheet. Slight cockling of chine collé. An illustration to Lord Byron's poem 'Mazeppa', published in 1819. The poem tells the story of Ivan Stepanovych Mazeppa (1640-1709) who, having been found having an affair with his count's wife, is strapped naked to the back of a horse which rides through the wilds of Eastern Europe.
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