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Quattro elegantissime egloghe rusticali
Engraved by: Antonio Baratti (Italian, 1724–1787)
Engraved by: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1729–1804)
Printer: Paolo Colombani (Italian, 18th century)
Engraved by: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1729–1804)
Printer: Paolo Colombani (Italian, 18th century)
1760
Place of Publication: Venice, Italy
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 16 engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 24.2 x 17.7 x 1.2 cm (9 1/2 x 6 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number63.988
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Venice: Paolo Colombani, 1760
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet IV, 1005
Description(Venice: Paolo Colombani, 1760) Quarto; 35 leaves; contemporary stiff paper (blue paper box).
Four full-page illustrations to poems; initials and vignettes whimsically constructed from various objects and foodstuffs
Four full-page illustrations to poems; initials and vignettes whimsically constructed from various objects and foodstuffs
ProvenanceH.P. Kraus, New York, from whom purchased by MFA, June 5, 1963.