Francesco Bartolozzi and Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (il Guercino)
Girl playing a lute
Italian, 1746-1814
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- Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi
- Artist: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (il Guercino)
Girl playing a lute
Italian, 1746-1814
Physical Qualities
Etching, Image: 206 x 314 mm. (8 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
Plate: 228 x 332 mm. (9 x 13 1/16 in.)
Sheet: 364 x 534 mm. (14 5/16 x 21 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.18705
Printed in brown ink. According to the British Museum (online catalogue), "One of a number of prints engraved after drawings by Guercino and other masters in the Royal Collection, chiefly by Bartolozzi. They were re-published in folio by Boydell in the 1790s. This appeared in Boydells' 'Eighty-two prints, engraved by F. Bartolozzi & c. from the original drawings of Guercino, in the collection of his Majesty'"
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Inscribed: Inscribed in plate: lower left "Guercino inv."; lower right "F. Bartolozzi Sculp."
Markings: Watermark: (unidentified letters in center of sheet)
Artist
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (il Guercino)
1590–1665
Italian, 1591-1666
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