Image

Francesco Bartolozzi

The Assassination of Amnon at the Feast of His Half-brother, Absalom, 1764

Description

Maker

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

Materials

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Dimensions

21.9 x 28.9 cm (8 5/8 x 11 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in pen and ink on old mount: "28 Bartolozzi"

Verso:inscribed in pen and ink: "Del.t Bartalozzi from the Guercino"

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

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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Use

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