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Portrait of Galileo Galilei
Pietro Bettelini (Italian, 1763–1828)
After: Tommaso Minardi (Italian, 1787–1871)
After: Domenico Passignano (Italian, 1559–1638)
After: Tommaso Minardi (Italian, 1787–1871)
After: Domenico Passignano (Italian, 1559–1638)
about 1810-1820
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 69.6 x 51.4 cm (27 3/8 x 20 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 45.2 x 34.7 cm (17 13/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
Platemark: 45.2 x 34.7 cm (17 13/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Washington Wales
Accession NumberM1477
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Le Blanc 47; Meyer 52; Apell 33 (a proof impression before the name of Galileo)
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in blue ink, the mark of the MFA Wales Collection (Lugt 2544)
ProvenanceGeorge Washington Wales, Boston (1815-1896); his gift to the MFA April 15, 1882