The Death of Sydney. S.r Philip Sidney mortally wounded (the victorious) at the battle of Zutphen; being extremely thirsty, asked for water, but as he was going to drink it, he saw a poor wounded Soldier half expiring, casting up a wishful look to it; instantly without tasting it, he gave it to him, saying, here honest fellow take it, thy wants are greater than mine.
GCarter pinxit. J. Jones fecit.
London Publish'd as the Act Directs Oct.r 21, 1782 by Gcarter Margaret Street, Cavendish Square.
Mezzotint, Sheet 485 x 620mm (19 x 24½"). Trimmed to plate. Water stain in lower right corner.
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), poet and courtier, was shot in the thigh fighting the Spanish at the Battle of Zutphen (22nd September 1586), dying of gangrene three weeks later. Interred in the Old St. Paul's Cathedral, his grave was lost in the Great Fire of 1666.
[Ref: 54256] £280.00
London Publish'd as the Act Directs Oct.r 21, 1782 by Gcarter Margaret Street, Cavendish Square.
Mezzotint, Sheet 485 x 620mm (19 x 24½"). Trimmed to plate. Water stain in lower right corner.
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), poet and courtier, was shot in the thigh fighting the Spanish at the Battle of Zutphen (22nd September 1586), dying of gangrene three weeks later. Interred in the Old St. Paul's Cathedral, his grave was lost in the Great Fire of 1666.
[Ref: 54256] £280.00