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The Graces Crowning the Bust of Raphael

Publisher Simon Watts British
July 28, 1788
Not on view
WIthin an oval, the three Graces decorate a bust of Raphael on a pedestal with festoons and a crown of laurel leaves. A female figure symbolizing Painting sits below weepeing, near a mourning putto.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Graces Crowning the Bust of Raphael
  • Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
  • Publisher: Simon Watts (British, active London 1767–87)
  • Date: July 28, 1788
  • Medium: Stipple engraving; fourth state of four
  • Dimensions: Plate: 5 7/8 × 7 3/8 in. (14.9 × 18.7 cm)
    Sheet: 8 7/16 × 11 3/16 in. (21.4 × 28.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
  • Object Number: 2018.839.144
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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