Engraver: Thomas Worlidge (British, 1700-1766), portrait painter and etcher.
Title: Semiramis. [Queen of Assyria and founder of Babylon].
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Semiramis, on cor: Duke of Marlborough. According to act of Parliament. T. Worlidge Sculp.
Dimensions: platemark 3" x 2 1/2". Sheet 10 7/8" x 8".
Publisher: Dryden Leach.
Edition: A Select Collection of Drawings from Curious Antique Gems.
Date: 1768.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper.
Watermark: yes
Mat and Frame: Matted. The mat bears the label of the Lakeside Studio, Lakeside, Michigan (before 1987).
Provenance: Lakeside Studio, Lakeside, Michigan (before 1987).
- The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Foxing. Wear to mat. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: A Select Collection of Drawings from Curious Antique Gems
Most of Them in the Possession of the Nobility and Gentry of this Kingdom: Etched After the Manner of Rembrandt By Thomas Worlidge.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.