Gallery›Wellcome Collection›The dying Alcestis is surrounded by her family. Engraving by Francesco Rosaspina after J.H. Tischbein, 1785.
The dying Alcestis is surrounded by her family. Engraving by Francesco Rosaspina after J.H. Tischbein, 1785.
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The dying Alcestis is surrounded by her family. Engraving by Francesco Rosaspina after J.H. Tischbein, 1785.

Johann Heinrich Tischbein · 1785

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Lettering: Alceste moribonda ; Quadro sistente nella Accademia Clementina in Bologna ; F.H. Tischbein pinse ; Fran. Rosaspina inc. 1785

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