The Marriage of Alexander and Roxana, 1798

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volume Title

Imitations of Ancient and Modern Drawings, from the Restoration of the Arts in Italy to the Present Time: Together with a Chronological Account of the Artists, and Strictures on Their Works, in English and French, 2nd edition

Medium

etching with aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 30 × 46.8 cm (11 13/16 × 18 7/16 in.)

sheet: 37.9 × 53.4 cm (14 15/16 × 21 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of John Harvey

Catalogue Raisonné

Le Blanc 1854 - 1888, no. 2-34 (series)

Accession Number

2019.107.1

Artists / Makers

Conrad Martin Metz (artist) German, 1749 - 1827

Raphael (artist after) Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

Conrad Martin Metz (publisher) German, 1749 - 1827

Image Use

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Inscription

lower center in plate: RAFFAELLE. / IN the Collection of E. Knight Esq; lower right in plate: C. M. sc.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: T15 / Conrad Martin Metz 1795

Provenance

John Harvey, Washington, DC; gift 2019 to NGA.

Associated Names

Harvey, John

Bibliography

1854: Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: no.18-34 (series)