Needlework picture of Cornelia Presenting Her Children, the Gracchi, as her Treasures. Worked by Mary Beach (1786-1843). White reverse painted glass, carved gilt frame. Based on a stipple engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi, published in November 1788, after Angelica Kauffman's 1785 original painting.
Date:
1804-1805
Maker:
Beach, Mary, 1786-1843 (Embroiderer) Saunders and Beach Ladies Academy Possibly Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809) (Framer)
Material:
silk (fiber), watercolor (paint)
GUSN:
317399
Accession Number:
2016.6.1