Unknown Lady (after Giovanni Baptista Cipriani, RA)
John Peter Simon (1764 - c.1810)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper, glass & wood
Measurements
270 x 230 mm; 380 mm (Height); 330 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 285993
Summary
Print, coloured engraving, Unknown Lady (after Cipriani) by John Peter Simon (1764? - c.1810) Bust of a woman, shown in profile with long loose hair. She is loosely clad. Colour applied sparingly. Inscribed behind; 'Drawn by J.B. Cipriani. Engraved by J. Peter Simon'. Carved gilt frame with carved edges, leaves at the corners, bayleaf inner edge.
Marks and inscriptions
Drawn by J. B. Cipriani. Engraved by J. Peter Simon (inscribed on reverse)
Makers and roles
John Peter Simon (1764 - c.1810), engraver (printmaker) after Giovanni Battista Cipriani, RA (Florence 1727 - London 1785), artist