The tragedy of Messallina the Roman emperesse. : As it hath beene acted with generall applause divers times, by the Company of his Majesties Revells. /
Richards, Nathanael,approximately 1600-1652.
Rawlins, Thomas,1620?-1670,engraver.
London : Printed by Tho. Cotes for Daniel Frere, at the signe of the Red Bull in Little Brittaine,
1640.
With an additional title page, engraved.
Signatures: A-F⁸.
The frontispiece portrait is signed "T R sculp:", i.e. Thomas Rawlins. In this publication the subject is looking somewhat to his right, and there is no mole under his right eye. There are two states: (1) forehead is smooth, (2) forehead is furrowed. A third state, in which the subject is looking straight ahead and has a mole under his right eye, is found in Richards's "Poems", 1641.
STC (2nd ed.)
Greg
Pforzheimer
ESTC
Microopaque.
Messalina, Valeria, -48
England London.