A Man Disguised as a Monk Talking to a Nun (Frontispiece to "The Inconstant," in the Series "Bell's British Theatre")

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A Man Disguised as a Monk Talking to a Nun (Frontispiece to "The Inconstant," in the Series "Bell's British Theatre")

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Edward Francis Burney (English, 1760–1848)

1795

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving

Dimensions Sheet: 21.8 x 14.1 cm (8 9/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
Platemark: 17.5 x 12.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.)

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

Accession NumberP10528

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 1675, ii/iii; Tuer 268, 307

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