Luglio (July) (after Giuseppe Zocchi)
Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 - Lisbon 1815)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
510 x 580 mm
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286619.2
Summary
Print, engraving, Luglio (July) (after Giuseppe Zocchi) by Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 – Lisbon 1815). Engraving in a set depicting months of the year depicting 'Luglio' by Bartolozzi appo. Wagner after G. Zocchi. A four line verse is below, 'Arde il Leone in Ciel, stenti e sudori/L'arido Mietitor lieto sapporta/Le stanche meribra poi con vin conforta/E nell' onde del rio tempra gl'adori'. In the heat of summer men and women bathe in the river then lie on the bank drinking wine. In the background figures gather in the harvest. Numbered 11-7/C No.7
Marks and inscriptions
Numbered 11-7/C No.7
Makers and roles
Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 - Lisbon 1815), engraver (printmaker) after Giuseppe Zocchi (1711-1767), artist