From an Antique Bust. E harding Jun.r. Sculp.
[1793.]
Stipple. 190 x 140mm. 7½ x 5½".
An illustration to Harding's "Shakespeare Illustrated". Marcus Tullius Cicero (106BC - 43BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer and Roman constitutionalist. Cicero was Julius Caesar's political rival, and although he had no direct part in his death, his work and ideas influenced the senate into disposing of Caesar.
BM: 1868,0822.6311.
[Ref: 16799]  £45.00