Pietro Antonio Leone Bettelini

Portrait of Galileo Galilei

Maker

Pietro Antonio Leone Bettelini (Italian, 1763-1829)
After Tommaso Minardi (Italian, 1787-1871), designer
After Domenico Cresti (Italian

Title

Portrait of Galileo Galilei

Year

late 1700s-early 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, engraving

Supports

Dimensions

45.7 x 34.9 cm (18 x 13 3/4 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift in memory of William Babcock Weeden by his children

Object Number

43.400.158

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Pietro Antonio Leone Bettelini (Italian, 1763-1829)
After Tommaso Minardi (Italian, 1787-1871), designer
After Domenico Cresti (Italian
Florentine, 1559-1638), associated artist/maker
Portrait of Galileo Galilei, late 1700s-early 1800s
etching; engraving
45.7 x 34.9 cm (18 x 13 3/4 inches) (plate)
Gift in memory of William Babcock Weeden by his children 43.400.158

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