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Francesco Bartolozzi

The assassination of Amnon at the Feast of his half-brother, Absalom, 1764

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Title

The assassination of Amnon at the Feast of his half-brother, Absalom

Year

1764

Medium

pen and ink, wash technique and pencil on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

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Dimensions

20.3 x 28.9 cm (8 x 11 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed on the old mount: "28 Bartolozzi (crossed out in pen) Bartalozzi from Guercino".

Verso: inscribed in pen and ink: "Bartalozzi Delt. from the King's Guercino"

Type

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

58.150B

About

This drawing is a copy after a drawing by Guercino now at Winsdor Castle (no. RCIN 902399). For the two prints for which this drawing and another RISD drawing (58.150A) are evidently studies see RISD Museum (58.150C and 58.150D).

Inscribed on the old mount: "28 Bartolozzi (crossed out in pen) Bartalozzi from Guercino".

Verso: inscribed in pen and ink: "Bartalozzi Delt. from the King's Guercino"

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