LinkLinks Washington Post: At the National Gallery, a history of aquatint, from neoclassical fantasy to the horrors of war By Editor On Jan 13, 2022 Last updated Jan 13, 2022 30 Share On display at the National Gallery of Art, an 18th-century print has the emotional resonance of a meme. Artist Henry Tresham’s 1784 illustration from “The Adventures of Sappho” depicts the Greek poet collapsed beside a tree — arms flung overhead, chest exposed, legs splayed, eyes rolled back. Disoriented and exhausted, she could be the poster child for pandemic January. 30 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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