Harlequin as Lacemaker

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

The image features two people in full-body view. One person is seated wearing an elaborate gown, bonnet, and a mask with exaggerated eyes. They hold a decorative bag on their lap. The other person stands with one arm bent and the other holding a handheld mirror. They wear a fitted gown with intricate details. The background is a simple textured backdrop with Italian text in the lower part of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 42.1 × 28.4 cm (16 9/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.4 × 28.7 cm (16 11/16 × 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.154.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Calabi and De Vesme 1928, no. 1339, State iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Four Harlequin Subjects

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower 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: Bella è costei, ma con quel volto, orrore / Più che piacer a'riguardanti inspira: / Cosi all'incontro amor dà luogo all'inra / Se di taluna si discopere il core.; by later hand, lower left in pen and ink: No. 26-2; by later hand, verso in graphite: NO. 3; 58/2

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