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Sappho to Phoebus consecrates her lyre

Sappho to Phoebus consecrates her lyre
 1787

Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
34.3 × 28.5 cm (image) 41.8 × 30.8 cm (plate) 42.6 × 31.8 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink l.r.: Rob.tus Strange Eques. Florentiæ delin.t A.o 1764. Atque A.o 1787, Ære incidit Londini. / Sappho to Phœbus consecrates her lyre. / Pope. / From the Painting of Carlo Dolci in the Corsini Palace at Florence.
printed in ink l.l.: Grata lyrum posui tibi Phœbe, poetria Sappho. / Ovid. Sappho Phaoni. v. 183. / E Tabula Caroli Dolci, in Ædibus Corsiniensis Florentiæ.
Accession Number
2851-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display