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Death of Queen Dido of Carthage

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Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550). Death of Queen Dido of Carthage ("Reginae Didonis Imago ..."). Orig. copperplate engraving, 1520. Typographically signed with the monogram 'HSP' and dated bottom right. 11,9:8,9 cm. Printed on handmade paper with margins ca. 0,5-1 mm.

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Beham, Hans Sebald

1520

Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550). Death of Queen Dido of Carthage. Orig. copperplate engraving, 1520. With engraved title ("Reginae Didonis imago improbe amor: quid non mortalia pectora cogis virg: in quarto Aeneidos") bottom right. Typographically signed with the monogram 'HSP' and dated. 11,9:8,9 cm. Printed on handmade paper with margins ca. 0,5-1 mm.

Bartsch 80. - Sebald Beham, also known as Hans Sebald Beham (1500, Nuremberg - November 22, 1550, Frankfurt am Main) was a German painter and printmaker, mainly known for his very small engravings. He was one of the most important of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making prints in the generation after Dürer. - Dido was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoeniciancity-state of Carhage. She committed suicide after Aineias left her, whom she fell hopelessly in love with. - Nice clear impession. Collector's stamp and a trace of adjustment on verso.

Tags: Hans Sebald Beham, Death of Queen Dido of Carthage, copperplate engraving, 1520