The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and Their Son, Lord Francis Spencer

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The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and Their Son, Lord Francis Spencer

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Samuel Shelley (English, 1756–1808)

1783

Medium/Technique Etching, engraving, and stipple engraving

Dimensions Sheet: 14.8 x 17.2 cm (5 13/16 x 6 3/4 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)

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

Accession NumberP10675

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 1217, iii-v/v (the bottom margin of the print is cut off)(probably v/v, as there is additional etching in the background, upper right, beyond what appears in P10676, which is state iv/v); Tuer 1680

Marks Verso, lower 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