Seated Acolyte

c. 1872

Mosè Bianchi

Associated Names
Mosè Bianchi

Artist, Italian, 1840 - 1904

The image shows a seated young person in a luxurious chair. The person is sitting in a relaxed position, with their left arm on the armrest and their right hand resting on their lap. They have a youthful face with short curly hair, and are wearing a loose-fitting long garment with puffed sleeves, dark clothing, dark pants, and polished shoes. The background is a textured wall with a classic style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with roulette and aquatint on buff wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.9 × 23.2 cm (11 3/4 × 9 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 38.9 × 31.3 cm (15 5/16 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.26.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mezzetti 1935, no. 90, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James T. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1935

  • Mezzetti, Amalia.L'acquaforte lombarda nella seconda metà dell'800. Milan, 1935: no. 90, ii/ii

Inscriptions

lower right in image: MBianchi; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 37/46

Wikidata ID

Q77006226

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