La Avventure di Saffo (The Adventures of Sappho)

Title: La Avventure di Saffo (The Adventures of Sappho)
Rights: The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Public Domain.
Creator: Henry Tresham (1751-1814)
Date: 1784
Description: An aquatint title page in brown ink with etchings and engravings. The page itself is slightly brown and sparsely spotted from aging and other unknown forms of tarnishing, but these are all light. The center of the page contains a faint rectangular outline with the title, writing, and illustration within it. John Tresham’s signature is small, above the title “Le Avventure di SAFFO” in large lettering. Below the title is a circular portrait of Sappho that just contains her head and neck. Below this is small cursive writing in Italian with a line drawn underneath it. Below the line is “ROMA” in medium sized print, then “MDCCLXXXIIII” in small print.
Format: Engraved title page of book. Closed volume: 17 5/16 × 13 3/16 × 3/8 in.
Language: Italian
Publisher: The National Gallery of Art.
Contributor: Shenai Beyale
Identifier: The National Gallery of Art. 2016.171.1.1-20.
Subject: Sappho; literature; illustration; book; engraving; title page
Source: Jpg file. The National Gallery of Art. 10/28/2025. https://www.nga.gov/artworks/208219-le-avventure-di-saffo-adventures-sappho