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Six Ears, from a series of twenty-two engravings after Guercino's drawing book, Book on the Principles of Drawing, plate 4

Oliviero Gatti Italian
After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) Italian
Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi Italian

1619

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Title: Six Ears, from a series of twenty-two engravings after Guercino's drawing book, Book on the Principles of Drawing, plate 4

Series/Portfolio: Series of twenty engravings after Guercino's Libro dei disegni

Artist: Oliviero Gatti (Italian, active Bologna 1610–30)

Artist: After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)

Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)

Date: 1619

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Mount: 7 7/16 × 20 5/16 in. (18.9 × 51.6 cm)
Sheet: 5 11/16 × 8 3/16 in. (14.5 × 20.8 cm)
Plate: 5 11/16 × 8 1/16 in. (14.4 × 20.4 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number: 53.600.747

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