the saint tied to a column at centre; flanked by two henchmen holding shears; another crouching at right, fanning a fire
Height: Height: 260 millimetres
Width: Width: 184 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Signed at…
The Martyrdom of St Agatha; centre, St Agatha tied to a column with her breasts exposed, to the left and r, an excutioner approaches with a pair of shears; in the foreground, another man kindles a fire, a crown and veil lie on the…
The martyrdom of St Agatha, who is having her breast cut off by a man at the right, after Ippolito Costa. 1577
Engraving
Height: Height: 248 millimetres
Width: Width: 182
Inscription content: Lettered bottom right 'Diana incidebat Romae 1577' and…
pen and ink wash drawing
Height 277 mm
Width 207 mm
watermark: Lamb in circle (45 x 47 mm, on P3 of 6P, vH, left), similar to Briquet 49 (with halo)(Florence 1511, Treviso 1514), similar to Piccard Online 86768 (Ferrara 1576)
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 30.3 x 22.2 cm
Lettering continues: "If the common soft or tub soap made into a moderate strong lather, or half an ounce of liquor potassoe in twelve ounces of distill'd water - which is the late Dr.…
The print contrasts Pitt's use of cash to support his Austrian allies with Napoleon's use of military force. Pitt is represented both as an accoucheur or man-midwife (he has a pair of forceps labeled "Income tax" sticking out of his pocket) and as a…