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An engraving portrays the image of a seated female figure reaching out to three dancing putti, with two putti flying above them, enclosed in a circular frame. Below the frame is a depiction of a pedestal engraved with text.

An engraving portrays a seated female figure reaching out to three dancing putti, with two putti flying above them. The female figure wears a loose garment, her breasts exposed. She holds a staff in her right hand, and there is a cornucopia at her feet. This scene is enclosed in a circular frame of leaves, with a pedestal underneath engraved with text.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2022.4
People
Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian (Florence, Italy 1727 - 1815 Lisbon, Portugal)
After Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian (Florence, Italy 1727 - 1785 London, England)
Title
The Ball at the Mansion House April XVII, MDCCLXXV, The Right Honorable John Wilkes, Lord Mayor
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1775
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/374727

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and engraving
Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 24.3 × 21.5 cm (9 9/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
sheet: 24.9 × 22.2 cm (9 13/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
mount: 29.7 × 27.9 cm (11 11/16 × 11 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower center, in plate: THE BALL AT THE MANSION HOVSE / APRIL XVII. MDCCLXXV / THE RIGHT HON. ble IOHN WILKES, LORD, MAYOR
  • inscription: lower left, in plate: G. B. Cipriani inv. et del.
  • inscription: lower right, in plate: F. Bartolozzi Sculp. 1775
  • inscription: on mount, lower right, graphite: 341
  • inscription: on mount, lower right, black ink: 109
  • inscription: on mount, lower right, graphite: No = 160

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
The Princes of Liechenstein. [Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2022

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Tuer 2123; De Vesme-Calabi 1963

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2022
Object Number
2022.4
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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