The Death of Dido (after Sir Joshua Reynolds)
Joseph Grozer (c.1755 - 1798)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
9 May 1796
Materials
Paper
Measurements
513 x 680 mm
Collection
Nunnington Hall, North Yorkshire
NT 979890
Summary
Print, mezzotint, The Death of Dido (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) by Joseph Grozer (c.1755-1797). Dido lying on a couch placed on a funeral pole, on her left a female is throwing herself with extended arms, behind her an angel emerging from a cloud. The original is in the Royal Collection.
Marks and inscriptions
THE DEATH OF DIDO
Makers and roles
Joseph Grozer (c.1755 - 1798), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist Joseph Grozer (c.1755 - 1798), engraver and publisher