The tragedy of Messallina the Roman emperesse. As it hath beene acted with generall applause divers times, by the Company of his Majesties Revells. Written by Nathanael Richards.

People / Organizations

• Nathanael Richards (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Tho. Cotes for Daniel Frere, at the signe of the Red Bull in Little Brittaine, 1640.

Added name

Rawlins, Thomas, 1620?-1670, engraver.

Publication year

1640

ESTC No.

S115965

Grub Street ID

135657

Description

[96] p. : port. (metal cut) ; 8⁰

Note

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.

Stationer's Register: Ent 3 October 1639.