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Lady Hamilton as the Comic Muse, Thalia

Engraver Raphael Morghen Italian
After Angelica Kauffmann Swiss
Subject Lady Emma Hamilton British
1791
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lady Hamilton as the Comic Muse, Thalia
  • Engraver: Raphael Morghen (Italian, Naples 1758–1833 Florence)
  • Artist: After Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)
  • Subject: Lady Emma Hamilton (British, Ness, Cheshire bap. 1765–1815 Calais)
  • Published in: Rome
  • Date: 1791
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 13 3/16 × 10 1/2 in. (33.5 × 26.7 cm)
    Sheet: 17 1/8 × 12 1/2 in. (43.5 × 31.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.602.669
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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