Antique Print of Dido's Death, a fantastic Dutch Burlesque

Antique print titled 'Didoos Dood - La Mort de Didon'. Dido's death; the queen lying on a pyre, dressed in peasant clothes. A fantastic Dutch Burlesque. From a series of thirty-one unnumbered plates after Cornelis Troost. The series was begun in 1754 with three prints by Punt and Tanjé; between 1757 and 1764 twenty-nine plates were added, engraved by Jan Punt, Pieter Tanjé, Jacobus Houbraken, Pelletier, Simon Fokke, Radigues and Muys. Published circa 1760.

Condition: Fair. Age-related toning. Shows wear and foxing. Blank verso, with tape on top margin. Please study image carefully.

Date: c.1760

Overall size: 35.5 x 48 cm.