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The Portland Vase

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
Published by: John Boydell (English, 1719–1804)
1786

Medium/Technique Etching
Dimensions Sheet: 40.6 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.)
Platemark: 31.1 x 22.5 cm (12 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10577
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 2436, iii/iii; Tuer 739
Marks Verso, lower right-center, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower 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