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The Monkey (Illustration to Fanny Burney's "Evelina")

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: John Hamilton Mortimer (English, 1740–1779)
1779

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 18.7 x 13.1 cm (7 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Platemark: 16.6 x 11.4 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10524
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 1692, probably iii/iii (De Vesme/Calabi describes both the second and third states as containing the inscription "Vol. III"); Tuer 252
Marks Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, left center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897