Harlequin as a Painter

1760

Francesco Bartolozzi, after Giovanni Domenico Ferretti

Associated Names
Francesco Bartolozzi

Artist, Florentine, 1727 - 1815

Joseph Wagner

Publisher, German, 1706 - 1780

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti

Artist After, Italian, 1692 - 1768

This is a drawing of an artist at work. The scene depicts a person sitting at a chair, leaning over another individual to paint their portrait. The artist uses a brush and holds a pot. Several pottery items are placed around the figures, including a pitcher spilling liquid onto the floor. An easel in the middle displays a human figure portrait. The drawing showcases varied textures and intricate linework for depth and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 41.8 × 29.2 cm (16 7/16 × 11 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 42.1 × 29.4 cm (16 9/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.154.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Calabi and De Vesme 1928: no. 1339, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Four Harlequin Subjects

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Susan Schulman Fine Art Inc., New York); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1928

  • Calabi, Augusto, and Alessandro De Vesme. Francesco Bartolozzi. Milan, 1928: no.

Inscriptions

ower left in plate: Gio. Dom.co Ferretti inven.; lower right in plate: F. Bartolozzi Scul. Appo I. Wagner Ven.a C.P.E.S.; lower center in plate: Arlechin di Pittor posto all'ufficio / Tenta rittrar di bella Donna il volto, / Poscia per dimostrar ch'ella ha giudicio / Al mento aggiunge ispido pelo e folto; by later hand lower left in brown ink: No. 26-1; by later hand, verso in graphite: No. 1; 51/2

Watermarks

countermark with W and undeciphered lettering

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