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Print, Ugolino in Prison (after Reynolds)

This is a Print. It was print maker: John Boydell and after Sir Joshua Reynolds. It is dated 1774 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is mezzotint on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Bruno Lasker and Mrs. Bruno Lasker.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 50.8 × 62.9 cm (20 in. × 24 3/4 in.) Paper: 53.9 × 67.9 cm (21 1/4 × 26 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed below, lower center: "Ugolino"; lower left: "J. Boydell after Reynolds."; right center: "John Boydell excudit 1774."

Cite this object as

Print, Ugolino in Prison (after Reynolds); Print Maker: John Boydell; After Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792); England; mezzotint on paper; Plate: 50.8 × 62.9 cm (20 in. × 24 3/4 in.) Paper: 53.9 × 67.9 cm (21 1/4 × 26 3/4 in.); 1957-41-217

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