Statue of Virgil (plate XXII)
1704-1742
Engraver, Italian, c. 1676 - c. 1740
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 34 × 21.7 cm (13 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.)
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Accession
2015.142.2.1.24
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2015.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
in plate lower right: Fran Aquila delin et scup.; in plate across bottom: STATVA DI VIRGILIO, PRINCIPE DELL'EROICA LATINA POESIA. / Nel Palazzo Capitolino. …
Wikidata ID
Q77258467