Animali diversi e capricci boscherecci (Various animals and sylvan caprices). A set of 16 prints of different, mainly domestic animals and several human figures, mostly in farmyard settings

ca. 1708–45

Not on view

The first etched plate carries the inititals 'BGIF' (Bartolommeo Gazale inventi e fecit) followed the publishers details 'Apresso Gaetano Bianchi.' Bianchi also apparently engraved the title page. The plates are all of a uniform size and numbered upper left I-XVI.

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Title: Animali diversi e capricci boscherecci (Various animals and sylvan caprices). A set of 16 prints of different, mainly domestic animals and several human figures, mostly in farmyard settings
Artist: Bartolommeo Gazale (Italian, born Genoa, active Milan, 1720–30)
Artist: Gaetano Bianchi (Italian, active 1708–45)
Publisher: Gaetano Bianchi (Italian, active 1708–45)
Date: ca. 1708–45
Medium: Engraved title page and etched plates
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 9 5/8 in. (20.5 × 24.5 cm)
Plate: 4 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (12 × 15.6 cm)
Classifications: Books, Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.538.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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