Portrait of Titiian.
Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1557 - Parma 1602)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1587
Materials
Ink on paper engraving.
Measurements
326 x 236 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.60
Summary
(Folio 33, upper print), Bust portrait of the artist wearing a fur stole and a cap, turned slightly to left; after a self-portrait by Titian.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
ILL.MO ET R.MO D. DNO. HENRICO CAETANO and ending with production detail "Q. SERVUS AUGUST. CARRATIUS."
Makers and roles
Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1557 - Parma 1602), printer after Titian (Pieve di Cadore 1488/90 - Venice 1576), creator