Sophonisba, portrait of a woman with fur around her, flowers and a curtain at left

Various artists/makers

1813

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Title: Sophonisba, portrait of a woman with fur around her, flowers and a curtain at left
Engraver: Anker Smith (British, London 1759–1819 London)
Artist: After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice)
Publisher: William Buchanan (Director)
Publisher: Arthur Stone (British, active London, ca. 1813–14)
Published in: London
Date: 1813
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 18 × 14 3/16 in. (45.7 × 36.1 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/8 × 15 1/4 in. (51.1 × 38.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Object Number: 24.63.1603
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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