Jason et Medée Ballet tragique

1781
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jason et Medée Ballet tragique
  • Etcher: Paul Sandby (British, baptized Nottingham 1731–1809 London)
  • Etcher: (?) Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: after Nathaniel Dance-Holland (British, London 1735–1811 Winchester)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Sitter: Gaétan Vestris (French, Florence 1729–1808 Paris)
  • Sitter: Giovanna Baccelli (Italian, Venice 1753–1801)
  • Date: 1781
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 16 9/16 × 18 11/16 in. (42.1 × 47.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.3368-8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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