The blind leading the blind (after Jacopo Tintoretto)
Gabriel Smith (London 1724 - London 1783)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
ink & paper
Measurements
290 x 370 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286470
Summary
Etching, (early state) The blind leading the blind (after Jacopo Tintoretto) by Gabriel Smith (London 1724 - London 1783). Inscribed in pencil below, showing 'the blind eading the blind'. The first man falls down a crevice and the next follows, with a dog and a boy behind. In the distance are trees and a blank sky.
Makers and roles
Gabriel Smith (London 1724 - London 1783), engraver (printmaker) after Jacopo Tintoretto (Venice 1518 - Venice 1594), artist