G.B. Cipriani inv.t. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
Publish'd as the Act directs by F. Bartolozzi 1787.
Etching with aquatint tones, printed in brown. 255 x 320mm (10 x 12½"). Some surface dirt.
Nessus the centaur abducting Deianeira, the wife of Hercules. In the background is Hercules about to sheet Nessus with an arrow dipped in the Hydra. In turn Nessus's poisoned blood leads to the death of Hercules.
Calabi & De Vesme 455.iii.
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