M26188: A View of the Vestibule of St. Mary at Rome

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M26188

People

Georges-François Blondel, French (Paris 1730 - after 1791 Paris)

Title

A View of the Vestibule of St. Mary at Rome

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1765

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/55804

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Mezzotint

Dimensions

Image: 53.2 × 40.5 cm (20 15/16 × 15 15/16 in.)
Plate: 56.5 × 40.5 cm (22 1/4 × 15 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 65.1 × 51.2 cm (25 5/8 × 20 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: G. F. Blondel
• inscription: lower left of plate margin, printer's ink, drypoint, signed, in artist's hand: scratched signature, made with many tiny horizontal scratches G[reversed]. F. Blondel f. i[?]. [?].
• watermark: illegible manufacturer's name (?)
• inscription: lower center, erased graphite: P11853 [Lennox-Boyd inventory number] / RxC / [illegible text] / CS4 [illegible text]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Christopher Lennox-Boyd. [James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2004

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

unrecorded proof

Edition

working proof

Standard Reference Number

D. 4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints

Accession Year

2004

Object Number

M26188

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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