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Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus
Mezzotint by: Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
American
between 1830–37
Medium/Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Framed: 64.8 x 85.1 cm (25 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession Number1975.746.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionNeo-classical buildings on hilly landscape with nine draped figures at the center. These include Agrippina with two children clutching the sides of her robe. Central group is flanked on both sides by people wearing costumes of Roman antiquity. The print is mounted on canvas and varnished to resemble a painting.
Marks
Stencilled label on back reads: Wm. BITTLE. Picture Frame and Looking GLASS MANUFACTURER 66 Court St. BOSTON.