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The Portland Vase
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
Published by: John Boydell (English, 1719–1804)
After: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
Published by: John Boydell (English, 1719–1804)
1786
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.2 x 31.8 cm (8 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)(trimmed within the platemark; lacking c. 4 mm at the top and c. 7 mm at the bottom)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10578
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme/Calabi 2437, iii/iv; from Tuer 739-742
Marks
Verso, lower right, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower left-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