Image
Francesco Bartolozzi
The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of His Half-brother, Absalom, 1764
Description
Maker
- Francesco Bartolozzi, ca. 1725-1815, Italian
- After Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino, 1591-1666, Italian
Title
The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of His Half-brother, Absalom
Year
1764
Medium
pen and ink, wash technique and pencil on white paper
Materials/Techniques
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Dimensions
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21.9 x 28.9 cm (8 5/8 x 11 3/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Inscribed in pen and ink on old mount: "28 Bartolozzi"
Verso:inscribed in pen and ink: "Del.t Bartalozzi from the Guercino"
Type
Credit
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Anonymous gift
Object Number
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58.150A
About
This drawing is a copy after a drawing by Guercino now at Winsdor Castle (no. RCIN 902398). For the two prints for which this drawing and another RISD drawing (58.150B) are evidently studies see RISD Museum (58.150C and 58.150D).
Inscribed in pen and ink on old mount: "28 Bartolozzi"
Verso:inscribed in pen and ink: "Del.t Bartalozzi from the Guercino"
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