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The Gladiator Rudiarius
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Giovanni Battista Casanova (Italian, 1730–1795)
After: Giovanni Battista Casanova (Italian, 1730–1795)
1750s
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 42.8 x 31.1 cm (16 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 24 x 16.7 cm (9 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Platemark: 24 x 16.7 cm (9 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10559
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Although this print was published in a two-volume work, the "Commentaria de Antiquis Sculptoribus," in Florence in 1784-86, it bears the inscription "Franc. Bartolozzi Scul. Venetiis", which indicates that it was etched when Bartolozzi was working in Venice. He came to London in 1764.
Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme/Calabi 2250, ii/ii; Tuer 650
Marks
Verso, lower left-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, 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