In the Guise of Virtue (after Cipriani)
Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 - Lisbon 1815)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gilt, Paper, Wood
Measurements
355 x 310 mm
Order this imageCollection
Basildon Park, Berkshire
NT 266608.2
Summary
Print, engraving, In the Guise of Vertue (after Cipriani) by Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 – Lisbon 1815). One of a pair of circular engravings sanguine by Bartolozzi after Cipriani. Shows a woman in the Guise of a Virtue. With a coat of arms, and dedication: 'This plate is dedicated to William Locke Esq. by his most obliged and devoted servant F. Bartolozzi, pub, pursuant to an act of Parliament Jan 25th 1772'. Gilt wood frame.
Provenance
The gift of Mrs Albert, 2001. (via F. Scoones)
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in chalk on the reverse 'V/37 F'
Makers and roles
Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 - Lisbon 1815), engraver (printmaker) after Giovanni Battista Cipriani, RA (Florence 1727 - London 1785), artist