Mariamne after Waterhouse - Original Etching by James Dobie - 1888
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Mariamne after Waterhouse - Original Etching by James Dobie - 1888

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Original hand-colored etching of «Mariamne», after the painting by John William Waterhouse. Engraved by the Scottish printmaker James Dobie and published in 1888 in the London Magazine of Art. Signed within the engraved image by both painter and engraver.

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Original hand-colored etching of «Mariamne», after the painting by John William Waterhouse. Engraved by the Scottish printmaker James Dobie and published in 1888 in the London Magazine of Art. Signed within the engraved image by both painter and engraver.

Mariamne, Hasmonean princess and wife of Herod the Great, is shown descending the stair after being condemned to death, while Salome whispers in the king's ear. The painting is one of the best-known works of Waterhouse, «the modern Pre-Raphaelite».

Medium: Etching, hand-colored.
Artist / after: After John William Waterhouse (1849-1917).
Engraver: James Dobie (1849-1911).
Date: 1888.
Source: Magazine of Art, London.
Dimensions: 8.5 x 12 in (21.5 x 30.4 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins and light toning of the paper.

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