Hannibal, on agate, collection of Lord Bessborough
Thomas Worlidge British
Sitter Hannibal Carthaginian
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Sitter Hannibal Carthaginian
Not on view
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Title: Hannibal, on agate, collection of Lord Bessborough
Series/Portfolio: A Select Collection of Drawings from Curious Antique Gems
Artist:
Thomas Worlidge (British, Peterborough 1700–1766 Hammersmith)
Sitter:
Hannibal (Carthaginian, 247 BCE–181/183 BCE Libyssa, Bithynia)
Date: 1766
Medium: Etching
Dimensions:
Plate: 3 1/16 × 2 1/2 in. (7.7 × 6.4 cm)
Sheet: 8 in. × 5 3/16 in. (20.3 × 13.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.756–1649
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