[Etching and engraving print "Porcie" from the portfolio "Galerie des Femmes fortes"]
Description:
Etching and engraving of the historical female figure "Porcie" wearing roman style robes published in 1647 as part of the series "Galerie des Femmes fortes". The image is paired with descriptive French text that reads "Porcie at the edge of the burning coals, to go after her husband: and by the boldness and novelty of her death, equal to the reputation of Cato and the glory of Brutus."
Date:
1647
Creator:
Rousselet, Gilles; Bosse, Abraham; Mariette, Pierre & Vignon, Claude
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