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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 and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 34.7 x 44.5 cm (13 11/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
Platemark: 22.4 x 32.3 cm (8 13/16 x 12 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery
Accession NumberM8936
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 2437, iv/iv; from Tuer 739-742
Marks Verso, upper left-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceSamuel Putnam Avery, New York (1822-1904); his gift to the MFA February 24, 1893