Ottobre (October) (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 286619.3
Summary
Print, engraving, Ottobre (October) (after Giuseppe Zocchi) by Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 – Lisbon 1815). Engraving depicting Ottobre appo. Wagner after G. Zocchi. Verse reads 'Ottobre e guinto l'indurate glebe/Frange l'aratro, e si feconda il suolo/Con metallo crudel chi ferma il volo/Chi tende aguati alla pennuta plebe'. Men and women go out hunting with sticks and guns, others trap birds in cages and nets, whilst in the background a man is ploughing with oxon. Numbered 11-10/No.10
Marks and inscriptions
Numbered 11-10/C No.10
Makers and roles
Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 - Lisbon 1815), engraver (printmaker) after Giuseppe Zocchi (1711-1767), artist