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Four Putti Playing with Flowers, Rondel in a Rectangular Frame (in "Designs for Various Ornaments," pl. 30)

August 31, 1780
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  • Title: Four Putti Playing with Flowers, Rondel in a Rectangular Frame (in "Designs for Various Ornaments," pl. 30)
  • Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
  • Artist: Overall design by Michelangelo Pergolesi (Italian, active from 1760–died 1801)
  • Publisher: Michelangelo Pergolesi (Italian, active from 1760–died 1801)
  • Date: August 31, 1780
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: rondel diameter: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
    plate: 17 11/16 x 10 7/8 in. (45 x 27.6 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.50.2(30)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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