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A Sacrifice to Cupid

Unidentified artist, 18th century
Copied after: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
Published by: William Allen (British, active 1778–1829)
1792

Medium/Technique Etching and stipple engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 21.3 x 25 cm (8 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10633
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné De Vesme/Calabi 0395 (copy in reverse); Tuer 1395 (copy in reverse)
Marks Verso, lower left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, 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