Zelfmoord van Dido of Lucretia, Monogrammist IRS, 1650 - 1750

Title(s)

Zelfmoord van Dido of Lucretia

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1910-1592

Catalogue reference

• Nagler Monogrammisten 4-?

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Dido of Lucretia doorboort haar eigen hart met een dolk.

Artist

• printmaker: Monogrammist IRS (mentioned on object)
• printmaker: Johannes de Ram (possibly)

Place

Northern Netherlands

Dating

1650 - 1750

Material

• paper

Measurements

height 161 mm × width 129 mm

What

• female persons from classical history (DIDO) - death of person from classical history
• death of Lucretia: she commits suicide by stabbing herself

Acquisition

purchase 1910

Copyright

Public domain

• Die Monogrammisten, und diejenigen bekannten und unbekannten Künstler aller Schulen, welche sich zur Bezeichnung ihrer Werke eines figürlichen Zeichens... etc. bedient haben, G.K. Nagler, dl. 4, p. 119, cat.nr. 374?