The Kiss (Frontispiece to "The Beggar's Opera," in the Series "Bell's British Theatre")

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The Kiss (Frontispiece to "The Beggar's Opera," in the Series "Bell's British Theatre")

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759–1817)

1791

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving

Dimensions Sheet: 14.1 x 8.2 cm (5 9/16 x 3 1/4 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)

Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund

Accession NumberP10526

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 1673, iii/iii; Tuer 305

Marks Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, right 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