The tragedy of Messallina the Roman emperesse
Subtitle: As it hath beene acted with generall applause divers times, by the Company of his Majesties Revells. Written by Nathanael Richards
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Printed by Tho. Cotes for Daniel Frere, at the signe of the Red Bull in Little Brittaine
Published: 1640
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Drama; Early works to 1800
Notes: With an additional title page, engraved.

Signatures: A-F.

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.) 21011.

Greg, II, 578.

Greg 578

English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) S115965

The frontispiece port. of Richards, signed TR[awlins?], is not present here, but a copy has been inserted in Richard's "Seuen poems" (STC 21010.3).