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John Baptist Jackson, after Annibale Carracci

John Baptist Jackson: English, 1701 - c. 1780

Annibale Carracci: Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

The Visitation
1735: chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in yellow, buff, brown, and gray on laid paper; image: 36.3 x 26.3 cm (14 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.); sheet: 38 x 28 cm (14 15/16 x 11 in.); Kainen 1962, no. 9; Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen; 2012.92.535; Not on View

Inscription

upper right in image: A. Caratius Pinx.t. / J: B: Jackson Fecit / VENEZIA 1735

Provenance

Mary Jordan Collection. [1] (Frederick Mulder, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C. purchased October 20, 1986; Gift to NGA, 2012.

[1] According to the donor's collection list for Jackson woodcuts, a great number came from the Mary Jordan Collection.

Associated Names

Jordan, Mary
Kainen, Jacob, Mrs.
Mulder, Frederick, Mr.

Bibliography

1962: Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington, 1962: no. 9

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