Decembre (December) (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 286619.4
Summary
Print, engraving, Decembre (December) (after Giuseppe Zocchi) by Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 – Lisbon 1815). Engraving showing 'Decembre' by Bartolozzi appo. Wagner after G. Zocchi. A four line verse reads 'Domina il Capro in Ciel in ogni loco/L'agricoltor dal grasso immondo il gregge/Con le Carnificine il cibo elegge/Oude passar il verno a canto il foco'. The scene shows two pigs being butchered after slaughter, a man cutting wood in the background. Numbered 11-12/No.12.
Marks and inscriptions
Numbered 11-12/No.12
Makers and roles
Francesco Bartolozzi (Florence 1727 - Lisbon 1815), engraver (printmaker) after Giuseppe Zocchi (1711-1767), artist