[Etching and engraving print "Porcie" from the portfolio "Galerie des Femmes fortes"]

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Etching and engraving of the historical female figure "Porcie" wearing roman style robes published in 1647 as part of the series "Galerie des Femmes fortes". The image is paired with descriptive French text that reads "Porcie at the edge of the burning coals, to go after her husband: and by the boldness and novelty of her death, equal to the reputation of Cato and the glory of Brutus."

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1 art print : etching and engraving, b&w ; 36 x 23 cm.

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Rousselet, Gilles; Bosse, Abraham; Mariette, Pierre & Vignon, Claude 1647.

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This artwork is part of the collection entitled: Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 21 times. More information about this work can be viewed below.

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Etching and engraving of the historical female figure "Porcie" wearing roman style robes published in 1647 as part of the series "Galerie des Femmes fortes". The image is paired with descriptive French text that reads "Porcie at the edge of the burning coals, to go after her husband: and by the boldness and novelty of her death, equal to the reputation of Cato and the glory of Brutus."

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1 art print : etching and engraving, b&w ; 36 x 23 cm.

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  • Preferred Citation: Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection (AR0133), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Rousselet, Gilles; Bosse, Abraham; Mariette, Pierre & Vignon, Claude. [Etching and engraving print "Porcie" from the portfolio "Galerie des Femmes fortes"], artwork, 1647; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2016464/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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