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A Nest of Cupids
Luigi Schiavonetti (Italian, 1765–1810)
After: J. Aspinall (English, active 1790–1803)
Published by: Anthony Molteno (active 1783–1830)
After: J. Aspinall (English, active 1790–1803)
Published by: Anthony Molteno (active 1783–1830)
1803
Medium/Technique
Etching and stipple engraving, printed in colors
Dimensions
Sheet: 34.2 x 43.8 cm (13 7/16 x 17 1/4 in.)
Platemark: 27.4 x 35.2 cm (10 13/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 27.4 x 35.2 cm (10 13/16 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10998
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
This print has an engraved inscription in the lower right corner, "Engraved by F. Bartolozzi. R.A.". The British Museum has two impressions of this print, both of which are inscribed "Engraved by L. Schiavonetti", and which were published by Gaetano Bartolozzi in 1803. The print is not listed in the de Vesme/Calabi catalogue raisonné of Bartolozzi's prints.
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in de/Vesme/Calabi; not in Le Blanc under Schiavonetti.
Marks
Verso, lower left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, lower right, "Engraved by F. Bartolozzi. R.A."
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897