Alexander
Runciman (1736–1785)
“Agrippina
with the Ashes of Germanicus", c.1774.
Etching
on fine laid paper trimmed along the platemark and backed with a support sheet.
Size:
(sheet) 13.4 x 10.6 cm.
Inscribed
on plate: (lower edge) "ARunciman [“AR” in monogram] […] [“ïnv 74”? illegible
text].
The
British Museum offers the following description of this print:
“Death
of Germanicus: Agrippina the Elder sitting on a stool in profile to left,
holding an urn on her lap which is lettered with his name; a servant standing
on the left, weeping by covering her eyes with her hand, Gaius beside her
looking up to Agrippina.”
Condition:
richly inked and well-printed impression, trimmed along the platemark in
excellent condition (i.e. there are no tears, holes, losses, abrasions, stains
or foxing) laid upon an archival support sheet of millennium quality washi
paper.
I
am selling this fascinating composition—like many of Runciman’s designs—referencing
classical Roman bas-reliefs appropriate to the portrayed subject of Agrippina
the Elder (c.14 BC–AD 33)—regarded
by the Romans of the time as a woman of impeccable character after starving
herself to death following torture (a beating so severe that she was blinded) for
promulgating the idea that her husband was murdered—holding the urn of her
husband’s ashes, for a total cost of AU$330 (currently US$225.76/EUR204.02/GBP171.95
at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world
(but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).
If
you are interested in purchasing this freely executed and graphically strong etching,
please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal
invoice to make the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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