Identification title(s): suicide of lucretia. Gross giura di vendicare la morte di lucrezia discacciando la famniglia dei tarquini da roma (title on object). History of the roman empire (series title). Frontespizio della istoria romana (series title). Object type: print serial number: 18/101object number: rp-p-1929-185. Catalog reference: marini&fagiolo 18. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228 inscription, recto lower center, handwritten in pencil: 'brutus swears to avenge the dishonor of lucretia. Suicide of lucretia. ' number, recto top right, handwritten in ink: 'no 18. '. Description: brutus and other men and women stand around the dead body of lucretia, who has just committed suicide. Brutus swears to avenge her death. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: bartolomeo pinelli (mentioned on object), after own design by: bartolomeo pinelli (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1817. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 318 mm × w 429 mm explanation this print is part of a series of 101 prints about the history of rome. Subject: what: lucretia committing suicide in the presence of her husband, her father, and l. J. Brutus swearing revenge. Credit line: donation from j. J. De man, ede. Acquisition: donation 1929. Date: 1817.
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