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Dido

Also known as: Dido; primary name: Dido; other name: (Queen of) Carthage; other name: Elissa
Details: individual; mythological figure/creature; Roman; Female
Biography: Legendary daughter of a king of Tyre; said to have had the name Elissa at Tyre, subsequently Dido at Carthage. Married to her uncle Sychaeus who was murdered by her brother, Pygmalion; she fled to Libya and founded Carthage. She committed suicide to avoid marriage with the Libyan king Iarbus. In Virgil's 'Aeneid', Dido fell in love with Aeneas after the Trojan fleet were shipwrecked on her shores. She threw herself on a pyre at his departure.

170 related objects

album; drawing

Museum number: 1889,0527.72 |
Producer name: Circle/School of:Maso FiniguerraCircle/School of:Baccio Baldini |
Production date: 1470-1475

album; drawing

Museum number: 1889,0527.63 |
Producer name: Circle/School of:Maso FiniguerraCircle/School of:Baccio Baldini |
Production date: 1470-1475

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.97 |
Producer name: Painted by:In Castel Durante painterAfter:Marcantonio |
Production date: 1526 |
Production place: Made in:Castel Durante

cameo; finger-ring

Museum number: .313 |
Production date: 18thC

drawing

Museum number: 1991,1005.3 |
Producer name: BIOG183210 Drawn by:William Lock II |
Production date: 1781

drawing

Museum number: 1880,0313.21 |
Producer name: BIOG16791 Drawn by:John White Abbott |
Production date: 1822

drawing

Museum number: 1969,0614.40 |
Producer name: BIOG29656 Drawn by:Gravelot |
Production date: 1739

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1957,1214.192 |
Producer name: BIOG22979 Drawn by:Claude Lorrain |
Production date: 1676

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1889,0724.87 |
Producer name: BIOG29656 Drawn by:Gravelot |
Production date: 1739

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0711.263 |
Producer name: After:Francesco de MuraFormerly attributed to:Francesco Fontebasso |
Production date: 1714-1782

drawing

Museum number: SL,5308.15 |
Producer name: BIOG31810 Drawn by:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1532-1543

drawing

Museum number: 1964,1212.14 |
Producer name: BIOG48458 Drawn by:Sir James Thornhill |
Production date: 1715-1725

drawing; album

Museum number: 1913,0524.89 |
Producer name: BIOG31577 Drawn by:William Hilton |
Production date: 1801-1839

drawing

Museum number: Ff,3.195 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Giovanni Francesco RomanelliFormerly attributed to:Gaspare Sacchi |
Production date: 1625-1662

medal

Museum number: M.149 |
Producer name: Designed by:Alessandro CesatiModelled by:Alessandro Cesati |
Production date: 16THC |
Production place: Made in:Rome (city)

mirror

Museum number: WB.46 |
Producer name: BIOG82096 Made by:Susanne de Court |
Production date: 1600 |
Production place: Made in:Limoges

plaque

Museum number: 1856,0516.1 |
Producer name: BIOG77324 Attributed to:Pierre Reymond |
Production date: 1540 |
Production place: Made in:Limoges

plaque

Museum number: WB.20 |
Producer name: BIOG228341 Made by:Master of the Aeneid Series |
Production date: 1530 |
Production place: Made in:Limoges

plaque

Museum number: 1913,1220.68 |
Producer name: BIOG82096 Attributed to:Susanne de Court |
Production date: 1585 |
Production place: Made in:Limoges

plaque

Museum number: WB.21 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Jean Pénicaud IIAfter:Marcantonio |
Production date: 1540-1550 1893 |
Production place: Made in:Limoges

plaquette

Museum number: SLSeals.177 |
Production date: 16thC

plaquette

Museum number: SLSeals.155 |
Producer name: BIOG27342 Made by:Peter Flötner |
Production date: 1530 |
Production place: Made in:Germany

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1858,0417.1518 |
Producer name: BIOG20356 Print made by:Abraham Bosse |
Production date: 1648

print; title-page

Museum number: 1929,1112.2.62 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard de LairessePublished by:Nicolaes Visscher II |
Production date: 1668

print; title-page

Museum number: 1859,0709.804 |
Producer name: Print made by:Abraham RaimbachAfter:Robert Smirke |
Production date: 1808

print; title-page

Title: Histoire de Didon et Aené inventée et gravée par G.Laires |
Museum number: 1929,1112.2.80 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard de LairessePublished by:Nicolaes Visscher II |
Production date: 1668

print; title-page

Title: Histoire de Didon et Aené inventée et gravée par G.Laires |
Museum number: 1929,1112.2.81 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard de LairessePublished by:Nicolaes Visscher II |
Production date: 1668

print

Museum number: 1895,0915.116 |
Producer name: BIOG37150 Print made by:Marcantonio |
Production date: 1515-1527

print

Title: Decline of Carthage The Turner Gallery |
Museum number: 1889,0724.114 |
Producer name: After:Joseph Mallord William TurnerPrint made by:James Baylis Allen |
Production date: 1859-1861

print; playing-card

Title: Didon Reyne de Carthage. Jeu des Reynes Renommées |
Museum number: 1871,0513.486 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1644

print; satirical print

Title: Aeneas in a storm |
Museum number: Cc,3.179 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Gerard van der GuchtFormerly attributed to:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1737

print

Title: Dido |
Museum number: 1873,0809.116 |
Producer name: Print made by:Andreas GeigerAfter:Heinrich Füger |
Production date: 1804

print

Museum number: 1871,0812.4013 |
Producer name: Print made by:Silvestre PomaredeIntermediary draughtsman:Gianantonio Buti |
Production date: 1750 |
Production place: Published in:Rome (city)

print

Title: L'hymen secret de Didon et d'Enée Recueil d'estampes gravées d'après les tableaux de |
Museum number: 1850,0810.426 |
Producer name: After:Michel Corneille IIPrint made by:Pierre Etienne Moitte |
Production date: 1748 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: A collection of prints, after the sketches and drawings of the late celebrated Giovanni Battista Cip |
Museum number: 1873,0809.224 |
Producer name: Print made by:Richard EarlomAfter:Giovanni Battista Cipriani |
Production date: 1786 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1848,0708.62 |
Producer name: Print made by:Wenceslaus HollarAfter:Francis Cleyn |
Production date: 1654

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1887,1010.48 |
Producer name: BIOG26830 Print made by:William Faithorne |
Production date: 1655

print

Museum number: 1870,0625.1064 |
Producer name: BIOG37150 Print made by:Marcantonio |
Production date: 1515-1527

print

Title: Duo des Troyens |
Museum number: 1899,0420.223 |
Producer name: BIOG26893 Print made by:Henri Fantin-Latour |
Production date: 1894

print

Museum number: 1909,0612.93 |
Producer name: BIOG41533 Formerly attributed to:Georg Pencz |
Production date: 1530-1580

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1870,1008.2256 |
Producer name: Print made by:Francesco BartolozziAfter:Francisco Vieira 'Portuense' |
Production date: 1800

print

Museum number: 1874,0808.1393 |
Producer name: BIOG19073 Print made by:Stefano della Bella |
Production date: 1657-1663

print

Title: Dido and Æneas |
Museum number: 1891,0414.75 |
Producer name: After:Joseph Mallord William TurnerPrint made by:William Richard Smith |
Production date: 1842

print

Museum number: 1980,0126.76 |
Producer name: BIOG16909 Print made by:Luigi Ademollo |
Production date: 1790-1820

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1929,1112.2.63 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gérard de LairessePublished by:Nicolaes Visscher II |
Production date: 1668

print

Title: Duo des Troyens |
Museum number: 1899,0420.222 |
Producer name: BIOG26893 Print made by:Henri Fantin-Latour |
Production date: 1894

print

Title: Dido and Æneas |
Museum number: 1891,0414.74 |
Producer name: After:Joseph Mallord William TurnerPrint made by:William Richard Smith |
Production date: 1842

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1912,0612.366 |
Producer name: After:Edward Burne-JonesBlock cut by:William Harcourt Hooper |
Production date: 1896

print

Museum number: 1846,0509.79 |
Producer name: BIOG19003 Print made by:Sebald Beham |
Production date: 1520

print

Museum number: 1845,0809.1156 |
Producer name: BIOG17210 Print made by:Albrecht Altdorfer |
Production date: 1520-1530

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1874,1114.465 |
Producer name: After:Jean Michel Moreau le jeunePrint made by:N Thomas |
Production date: 1804

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1917,1208.1405 |
Producer name: BIOG41925 Print made by:Bernard Picart |
Production date: 1727

print

Museum number: 1919,0415.309 |
Producer name: Print made by:Francesco RosaspinaAfter:Parmigianino |
Production date: 1780-1840

print

Museum number: 1895,0617.47 |
Producer name: BIOG41167 After:Parmigianino |
Production date: 16thC

print

Title: Didoos Dood, boertig in Hollandsche kleedy afgebee La mort de Didon, representée en burlesque à la Ho |
Museum number: 1854,0614.316 |
Producer name: After:Cornelis TroostPrint made by:Simon Fokke |
Production date: 1757-1764

print

Title: Quos ego |
Museum number: H,3.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:MarcantonioAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1515-1516

print

Title: Quos ego |
Museum number: H,3.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:MarcantonioAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1515-1516

print

Title: Histoire de Didon et Aeneas |
Museum number: 1872,0113.790 |
Producer name: Print made by:Michiel HeylbroeckAfter:Gérard de Lairesse |
Production date: 1660-1733

print

Title: The Death of Dido |
Museum number: U,4.148 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1776

print

Museum number: 1932,0709.67 |
Producer name: BIOG25203 Print made by:Giuseppe Diamantini |
Production date: 1650-1700

print; newspaper/periodical; frontispiece

Title: Dido & Aeneas |
Museum number: 1859,0709.835 |
Producer name: After:Edward Francis BurneyPrint made by:John Scott |
Production date: 1819

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1997,0928.278 |
Producer name: Print made by:Charles Nicolas Cochin pèreAfter:Charles Nicolas Cochin fils |
Production date: 1743

print

Title: Dido and Aeneas |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3096 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WoollettAfter:Thomas Jones |
Production date: 1787

print

Title: Quos ego |
Museum number: 1910,0212.340 |
Producer name: Print made by:MarcantonioAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1515-1516

print

Title: Cosi' dicendo e gia' sul rogo giunta stringe e abb Aeneid |
Museum number: 1949,1008.216 |
Producer name: BIOG42071 Print made by:Bartolommeo Pinelli |
Production date: 1811

print; satirical print

Title: Aeneas in a storm |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3593 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Gerard van der GuchtFormerly attributed to:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1737

print

Title: The Death of Dido |
Museum number: 2010,7081.2310 |
Producer name: Print made by:Joseph GrozerAfter:Sir Joshua Reynolds |
Production date: 1796

print

Museum number: 1876,1014.259 |
Producer name: Print made by:Bernard LépiciéAfter:Jacques André Joseph Camelot Aved |
Production date: 1735

print; book-illustration

Museum number: Q,4.168 |
Producer name: Print made by:Wenceslaus HollarAfter:Francis Cleyn |
Production date: 1654

print

Title: Theatrum Pictorium |
Museum number: A,8.137 |
Producer name: Print made by:Coryn BoelAfter:Andrea Meldolla, called Schiavone |
Production date: 1654-1660

print

Title: Theatrum Pictorium |
Museum number: A,8.135 |
Producer name: Print made by:Coryn BoelAfter:Andrea Meldolla, called Schiavone |
Production date: 1654-1660

print; book-illustration

Museum number: Q,4.167 |
Producer name: Print made by:Wenceslaus HollarAfter:Francis Cleyn |
Production date: 1654

print

Title: Dido and Æneas |
Museum number: 1948,0410.159 |
Producer name: After:Joseph Mallord William TurnerPrint made by:William Richard Smith |
Production date: 1842 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Dido and Æneas |
Museum number: 1872,1012.6142 |
Producer name: After:Joseph Mallord William TurnerPrint made by:James Tibbetts Willmore |
Production date: 1859-1861 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Dido, invoking the Gods before mounting the Funeral Pile |
Museum number: 1873,0809.288 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jean Marie DelattreAfter:Angelica Kauffman |
Production date: 1780 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: V,10.143 |
Producer name: Print made by:Giovanni Cesare TestaAfter:Pietro Testa |
Production date: 1650-1655 |
Production place: Published in:Rome (city)

print

Title: Dido and Aeneas |
Museum number: 1917,1208.1930 |
Producer name: Print made by:François ForsterAfter:Baron Pierre Narcisse Guérin |
Production date: 1828 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Dido and Aeneas |
Museum number: 1840,0808.169 |
Producer name: Print made by:William WoollettPrint made by:Francesco Bartolozzi |
Production date: 1787 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Dido building Carthage |
Museum number: 1982,U.4298 |
Producer name: After:Joseph Mallord William TurnerPrint made by:Thomas Abiel Prior |
Production date: 1862 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: V,10.145 |
Producer name: After:Pietro TestaPublished by:François Collignon |
Production date: 1647-1687 |
Production place: Published in:Rome (city)

print; newspaper/periodical

Title: Dido building Carthage |
Museum number: 1872,1012.2397 |
Producer name: After:Joseph Mallord William TurnerPrint made by:Edward Goodall |
Production date: 1859-1860 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1887,0722.173 |
Producer name: Print made by:Francesco BartolozziAfter:Giovanni Battista Cipriani |
Production date: 1778 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: Raccolta di pitture dipinte sul muro d'Annibale e d'Agostino Carracci |
Museum number: 1896,1118.112.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Carlo Antonio PisarriAfter:Annibale Carracci |
Production date: 1750 |
Production place: Published in:Bologna (city)

print; satirical print

Title: Enée et Didon Histoire ancienne |
Museum number: 1918,0511.163 |
Producer name: Print made by:Honoré DaumierPrinted by:Aubert & Cie |
Production date: 1842 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Didon |
Museum number: 1868,0822.1009 |
Producer name: Print made by:Narcisse LecomteAfter:Baron Pierre Narcisse Guérin |
Production date: 1815-1820 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

print

Title: Dido building Carthage |
Museum number: 1863,1114.498 |
Producer name: After:Joseph Mallord William TurnerPrint made by:Thomas Abiel Prior |
Production date: 1863 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Title: The Death of Dido |
Museum number: 1853,1210.634 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1776

print

Title: The Death of Dido |
Museum number: 1841,0612.30 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1776

print

Title: The Death of Dido |
Museum number: 1864,1114.458 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1776

print

Title: The Death of Dido |
Museum number: U,4.149 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1776

print

Title: Didon |
Museum number: 1891,1013.69 |
Producer name: After:Baron Pierre Narcisse GuérinPrint made by:François Louis Lecomte |
Production date: 1822

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