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Title-Page to William Shield's "Rosina"
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
After: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
Published by: Joseph Dale (English, active about 1783–1792)
After: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
Published by: Joseph Dale (English, active about 1783–1792)
1766 (this fourth state after 1782)
Medium/Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.3 x 25.7 cm (8 3/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
Platemark: 20.8 x 25 cm (8 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Platemark: 20.8 x 25 cm (8 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP10809
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
This plate was first used in 1766 as the title-page for six sonatas for harpsichord, Op. 5, by Johann Christian Bach. It was later reworked and used as the title-page for Bach's Op. 16, and in the third state was used as the title-page for William Shield's opera "Rosina," published by William Napier in 1782. This fourth state was used for a reissue of "Rosina," published by Joseph Dale some time after 1782.
Catalogue Raisonné
De Vesme/Calabi 1867, iv/iv
Marks
Verso, bottom 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