Lady Emma Hamilton as Thalia, Raphael Morghen, 1758-1833, 1797, Graphic Art, Copper Engraving, As though for a brief moment, Lady Emma Hamilton (1761-1803) removes the comedian’s mask from her face to reveal who she is. Her biographer, Walter Sichel, describes how she was painted, modelled and interpreted in virtually every conceivable material. Her husband was the British diplomat in Naples, Sir William Hamilton (1770-1803). In their home in the Palazzo Sessa, he had furnished a room in which she appeared in a range of different roles. In this print, based on Angelica Kauffman’s painting from 1791, Lady Hamilton is seen in the part of the muse of comedy, Thalia. Lady Hamilton’s repertoire covered a wide range of roles; everything from the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra (69-30 BC) to the Greek mythological goddess Hebe and the personification of Nature., Paper, Color, Printer's ink, Copper engraving, Printet, Height (plate size) 440 mm, Height (paper size) 545 mm, Width (plate size) 320 mm, Width (paper size) 427 mm, Raphael Morghen sculp. Romae, Quam veteres Gray pulchram esfinxere Thaliam, esficta est nostro pulchrior in Latio, Graphic Design, European, Enlightenment (1690 - 1800)
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