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Sleeping Child

Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian (Bolognese), 1591–1666)
Published by: Darling & Thompson (English, active about 1798)
and: Thomas Simpson (English, active 1765–1801)
1794

Medium/Technique Stipple ehgraving and roulette work
Dimensions Sheet: 29.9 x 32 cm (11 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.)(with 31-33 mm margins at the sides; trimmed on the platemark at the top, and within the platemark at the bottom)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10605
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints
De Vesme/Calabi describes state iii/iii as having the inscription "London, Published Jan.y 1, 1798 by Iohn P. Thompson...". This impression has the inscription "London, Published. Jany. 1. 1798. by Darling & Thompson, Gt. Newport Street, and T. Simpson St. Paul's Church Yard."

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 2213, a variant of iii/iii (see Note); Tuer 936
Marks Verso, lower right, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, right center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897