Female holding flowers in her hand surrounded by women kneeling whilst she looks back at a man with both arms raised against her. He looks afraid . A man who has a slug for a head lies in the foreground.
after Agostino Masucci (Rome 1690 – Rome 1768)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1700 - c. 1800
Materials
Ink engraving on paper.
Measurements
198 x 145 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.75
Summary
(Folio 48 lower print, recto), Female holding flowers in her hand surrounded by women kneeling whilst she looks back at a man with both arms raised against her. He looks afraid . A man who has a slug for a head lies in the foreground.
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
Bottom right: Aug. Massucci inv. Del (bottom left) Sylv. Pomarede Sculp (bottom right)
Makers and roles
after Agostino Masucci (Rome 1690 – Rome 1768), creator Silvestre Pomarede, printer