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Cupid Stringing His Bow

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Lorenzo Lorenzi (Italian, active 1750–1780)
After: Marcantonio Franceschini (Italian (Bologna), 1648–1729)
1763

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 36.8 x 24.8 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Platemark: 30.3 x 19.1 cm (11 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10643
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 0394, only state; Tuer 1440
Description
Marks Verso, lower right, 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