Print depicting Act II, Scene 10 of <i>Socrates,</i>

1750

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Print depicting Act II, Scene 10 of <i>Socrates,</i> is a 1750 by Hubert-François Bourguignon Gravelot, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Hubert-François Bourguignon Gravelot
When & what style?: 1750
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a scene from an 18th-century play about Socrates. It’s a single sheet, ink on paper, meant to be held and looked at up close. The Victoria and Albert Museum owns it. They say it pictures Act II, Scene 10 of a work titled Socrates, engraved in the same century. If prints like this interest you, check out Gravelot, Hubert-François Bourguignon.

The story of this work

Overview

The print illustrates Act II, Scene 10 of the 18th-century work *Socrates*, engraved by Hubert-François Bourguignon Gravelot. It captures a moment from the play in a visual format typical of the period’s theatrical representations. The scene’s composition reflects the conventions of Gravelot’s engraving style.

Read the full account in the museum source.