Coriolanus, Act 5, Scene III
1783
Picture the ultimate family intervention, but with a Roman general who is about to destroy his home city. In this dramatic scene from Shakespeare’s *Coriolanus*, the general’s mother, wife, and child have traveled to his enemy camp to beg for mercy. The central figure, Coriolanus, looks torn—pointing to the heavens with one hand while gently touching his son's head with the other. Angelica Kauffmann, a rockstar of the 18th-century art world and a founding member of the Royal Academy, painted the original composition. This print, engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi, captures the Neoclassical love for moral drama and classical history perfectly.
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