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Description: | IU s. on plate b. r. "F. Bartolozzi del et Sculp in Londra"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Carlo Maratta inv."; inscr. verso in pencil c. "73[circled]" CRE BARTOLOZZI, Francesco; (Italian; 1725-1815) AFTER MARATTI, Carlo; (Italian; 1625-1713) PUB DALTON, Richard (English; 1715-1791) This print is one of a set of 16 by Bartolozzi from William Hunter's bequest. In 1764 Bartolozzi, hailed as Italy's best engraver, had come to England to work for Richard Dalton, Librarian to George III, on a series of 82 prints after drawings by Guercino from the Royal Collection. Following this, Bartolozzi produced a further 33 prints after drawings by other Italian masters, of which this is one. Dalton published these in small sets over the next five years.
"Time seated on a plinth" is one of a pair of allegorical portraits by Carlo Maratti (see Glaha 8959 for the other). Maratti was a prolific draughtsman and the leading artist of late 17th century Rome. The two drawings were probably sketches for commemorative engravings that were never completed. An allegory in honour of an unknown roman gentleman, this print includes a portrait believed to be of the Bolognese artist Carlo Cignani (1628-1719), the last great artist of an important era for the Bolognese school of painting. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | ALLEGORY : TIME : PORTRAIT : IMITATION : DRAWING : BAROQUE : WINDSOR : ROYAL COLLECTION : HUNTER VOLUME : PUTTI : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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