The suicide of Dido, Queen of Carthage

The suicide of Dido, Queen of Carthage

Ferdinando TaccaWW-1675-051070
1675·Bronze, on later wood base·Overall with base (confirmed): 13 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (33 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm); overall without base (confirmed): 9 1/16 × 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (23 × 12.1 × 9.5 cm)

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964

Catalogue

Year
1675
Dimensions
Overall with base (confirmed): 13 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (33 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm); overall without base (confirmed): 9 1/16 × 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (23 × 12.1 × 9.5 cm)

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Record

Verified by WattsOS
Year
1675
Dimensions
Overall with base (confirmed): 13 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (33 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm); overall without base (confirmed): 9 1/16 × 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (23 × 12.1 × 9.5 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1675-051070

Source

Source
met
Status
verified

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Ferdinando Tacca

Ferdinando Tacca

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