Raphael Morghen, Luigi Sabatelli, Pietro Ermini
Alessandro Volta
1815
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Raphael Morghen, Luigi Sabatelli, Pietro Ermini
Alessandro Volta
1815
Physical Qualities
Engraving, Sheet (cut to plate): 283 × 230 mm. (11 1/8 × 9 1/16 in.)
Image (oval): 111 × 92 mm. (4 3/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.1993
Engraved at Florence for an edition of Volta's works published by Guglielmo Piatti, Florence, 1816, 5 vols.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1946; T. Harrison Garrett (L. 2435b), by purchase; James L. Claghorn (L. 555c) by purchase.
Palmerini, Niccolo. "Opere d'intaglio del cav. Raffaello Morghen" (Florence: Presso Niccolo Pagni, 1824): cat. 221.
Le Blanc, Charles. "Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des gravures toutes les nations[...]" (Paris: Emile Bouillon, 1854-1888): vol. 3, cat. 188.
Apell, Aloys. "Handbuch fur Kupferstichsammler, oder Lexicon der vorzuglichsten Kupferstecher des XIX. Jahrhunderts welche in Linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie Beschreibung ihrer besten und gesuchtesten Blatter" (Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1880): cat. 144.
Halsey, Frederic Robert. "Raphael Morghen's engraved works, being a descriptive catalogue" (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1885): cat. 180iii.
Le Blanc, Charles. "Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des gravures toutes les nations[...]" (Paris: Emile Bouillon, 1854-1888): vol. 3, cat. 188.
Apell, Aloys. "Handbuch fur Kupferstichsammler, oder Lexicon der vorzuglichsten Kupferstecher des XIX. Jahrhunderts welche in Linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie Beschreibung ihrer besten und gesuchtesten Blatter" (Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1880): cat. 144.
Halsey, Frederic Robert. "Raphael Morghen's engraved works, being a descriptive catalogue" (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1885): cat. 180iii.
Signed: 1
Inscribed: RECTO: Inscribed in plate "Sabatelli delin./ Ermini dis./ R. Morghen incise./ ALESSANDRO VOLTA"; in graphite "7378 [enclosed in a diamond]". VERSO: In graphite "37/ 11532 [struck out]/ 12532/ e3w/ 32".
Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garret; unidentified blind stamp partially cut off by paper on lower right hand corner of recto, tops of cursive initials enclosed in an oval. AM: Raphael Morghen (L. 2226), blind stamp on bottom left corner of recto.