Ami Ed. Zamacois (Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala)

1869

Mariano Fortuny Marsal

Associated Names
Mariano Fortuny Marsal

Artist, Spanish, 1838 - 1874

The image shows a man seated at a table with his arms resting on it, facing to the right. He has a curly beard and mustache, thick wavy hair, wears a dark jacket over a light-colored shirt. On the table are a pitcher and a shallow dish with a small round object. In the background, there is a shelf with decorative items, including a large urn or vase and various smaller objects. The style is an etching with intricate linework, creating texture and depth. The scene appears to be indoors with a softly detailed background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on buff wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Dewayne and Faith Perry

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.3 × 13.8 cm (7 3/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.8 × 20.2 cm (12 1/2 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.73.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vives i Piqué 1994, no. 25, State i/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Vives, Rosa, and M. Luisa Cuenca. Mariano Fortuny Marsal; Mariano Fortuny Madrazo: Grabados y dibujos. Exh. cat., Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid: 1994: no. 25, i/v

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Ami Ed. Zamacois / Fortuny; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 9951625h 86 / Portrait du Peintre Zamacoïs Nafilly 1900/10; B. 25; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 3951625

Wikidata ID

Q77016050

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