Gerard de Lairesse, Nicolaes Visscher I, and others
Frontispiece to ‘Dido’s Death,’ by Andries Pels
1662
Scroll
- Artist: Gerard de Lairesse
- Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher I
- Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher II
- Publisher: Gerard Valck
Frontispiece to ‘Dido’s Death,’ by Andries Pels
1662
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 239 x 174 mm. (9 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Plate: 186 x 134 mm. (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.1391
Signed: 1
Inscribed: In trompe-l'oeil on rounded surface of headstone at upper right of image: "DIDOOS / DOOT / TREVRSPEL" In trompe-l'oeil on foremost surface of tomb at lower left of image: "rard Lairesse / [very faintly, barely legible] inv. et sculp." Below image: "Verbode en Dartle Min ontvluchte nooit zyn straf. / De Woede en Wanhoop rukt hem voor de tyt in't graf. / Per Gerardum de Lairesse inv: et sculp: et Per Nicolaum Visscher edit: cum Priv: Ord: Gen: Belgii Fæderati." Lower left corner: "69" Beneath plate mark at left in graphite: "LB 44 / Nag 24"
Markings: None
