Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist

1764–95
Not on view
The child Jesus sits on the Virgin's lap, holding a bird and looking at the young St. John the Baptist who offers a banner on his cross. In the 1760s, Bartolozzi produced a series of etchings on Guercino drawings in the British Royal Collection. These were reissued in the 1790s by John Boydell, but the lack of text here indicates that it was produced at the earlier date.

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Object Information
  • Title: Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist
  • Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
  • Date: 1764–95
  • Medium: Etching, printed in brown ink; state before letters
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 9/16 × 8 11/16 in. (29.3 × 22 cm)
    Sheet: 11 11/16 × 8 3/4 in. (29.7 × 22.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
  • Object Number: 2018.839.140
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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