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Emma, Lady Hamilton as Thalia, the Muse of Comedy

(Italian, 1758–1833)
(Swiss, 1741–1807)
1789
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving
DimensionsSheet: 60.9 x 45.4 cm (24 x 17 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 43.5 x 31.7 cm (17 1/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP13659
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: October 21, 1897)

NOTE: Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized in 1897, one year after his death.