Minerva and Mercury

Publisher Published by Francesco Bartolozzi Italian
March 1, 1787
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Minerva and Mercury
  • Artist: Domenico Marchetti (Italian, Rome ca. 1780–after 1844 Rome)
  • Artist: After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
  • Publisher: Published by Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon) , London
  • Date: March 1, 1787
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink; second state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (31.8 × 42.5 cm)
    Plate: 10 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (26 × 27 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edward W. Root, Elihu Root Jr. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant III, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.17.40
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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