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Francesco Petrarca

Raphael Morghen, Stefano Tofanelli, Luigi Bardi

Francesco Petrarca

1804

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Raphael Morghen, Stefano Tofanelli, Luigi Bardi

Francesco Petrarca

1804

Physical Qualities Engraving, Sheet: 352 × 240 mm. (13 7/8 × 9 7/16 in.) Plate: 329 × 231 mm. (12 15/16 × 9 1/8 in.) Image: 225 × 162 mm. (8 7/8 × 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1984.81.1974
Engraved at Florence for "Le Rime di Petrarca" (Pisa: Tipografia della Societa Letteraria, 1805), 2 vols. fol. Companion portrait to Ariosto, Boccaccio, Dante, and Tasso.
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. 200.

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. 169iii.

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. 132iii.

Halsey, Frederic Robert. "Raphael Morghen's engraved works, being a descriptive catalogue" (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1885): cat. 141iv.

Signed: 1

Inscribed: RECTO: Inscribed in plate "Stefano Tofanelli delineo/ Raffaelle Morghen incise in Firenze/ FRANCESCO PETRARCA/ Luigi Bardi impresse"; in graphite "D/ 7404 [enclosed in a diamond]"

Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett

Artist

Raphael Morghen

Italian, 1758-1833
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Artist

Stefano Tofanelli

Italian, 1752 - 1812
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Printer

Luigi Bardi

Italian, active 19th century
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