Sophonisba accepting the Nuptial Present sent by her Husband Masinissa.From the Original Picture by Luca Giordano, in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, to Whom this Plate is most humnbly inscribed, By His Graces most Obliged and most devoted Servant. J.Boydell.
Luca Giordano Pinx.t. J. Mortimer delineavit. S.F. Ravenet Sculp.t.
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 1st. 1764, by J. Boydell Engraver, in Cheapside, London.
Engraving. 535 x 425mm (21 x 16¾").
Sophonisba, daughter of Carthaginian general Hasdrubal Gisco (often confused with the brother of Hannibal), was captured after the Battle of the Great Plains at Bagradas Masinissa , king of Numidia and an ally of Rome, fell in love with her and married her. When Scipio Africanus refused to accept the situation Masinissa sent Sophonisba poison to prevent her being taken to Rome to be displayed in a triumphal parade. With great composure, she drank it. The original painting by Italian baroque artist Luca Giordano (1634-1705) was sketched by John Hamilton Mortimer to prepare this engraving, which was published in ' The Most Capital Paintings in England', a five-volume set that was a critical and financial success for the publisher John Boydell.
[Ref: 14369] £280.00
Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, March 1st. 1764, by J. Boydell Engraver, in Cheapside, London.
Engraving. 535 x 425mm (21 x 16¾").
Sophonisba, daughter of Carthaginian general Hasdrubal Gisco (often confused with the brother of Hannibal), was captured after the Battle of the Great Plains at Bagradas Masinissa , king of Numidia and an ally of Rome, fell in love with her and married her. When Scipio Africanus refused to accept the situation Masinissa sent Sophonisba poison to prevent her being taken to Rome to be displayed in a triumphal parade. With great composure, she drank it. The original painting by Italian baroque artist Luca Giordano (1634-1705) was sketched by John Hamilton Mortimer to prepare this engraving, which was published in ' The Most Capital Paintings in England', a five-volume set that was a critical and financial success for the publisher John Boydell.
[Ref: 14369] £280.00