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Francesco Bartolozzi

Mary with Sleeping Infant Jesus

Description

Maker

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, ca. 1725-1815), designer
Sassoferrato (Italian, 1609-1685), associated artist/maker
John Boydell (British, 1719-1804), publisher

Title

Mary with Sleeping Infant Jesus

Year

1767

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

22.5 x 16.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed, LC:Proof ; Verso:in pencil inscribed, LL corner of sheet:49 ; inscribed, LL corner of plate:17509/MDZIn Plate--Inscribed, LL:Salsa Ferrata pinxit ; inscribed, LR:Bartolozzi Sculpsit 1767; inscribed, LL corner of plate:N°,, 4 ; inscribed, LR corner of plate:J. Boydell excudit; image of a shield in LC of plate.

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ARTsurrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle. Watermark:(crossover IHS over heart with 3 arrows, all in a circle) and

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith

Object Number

45.113.86

Type

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Tombstone

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, ca. 1725-1815), designer
Sassoferrato (Italian, 1609-1685), associated artist/maker
John Boydell (British, 1719-1804), publisher
Mary with Sleeping Infant Jesus, 1767
engraving
22.5 x 16.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches) (plate)
Gift of Alice G. Taft, Marianna Taft, Hope Smith and Brockholst M. Smith 45.113.86

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