A man holding vegetables in his apron in front of a laid table, after a drawing by Ghezzi in the Zabbaglia Collection (Satirical print of Nicola Zabbaglia of the Fabbrica of St Peter's in Rome, standing by a table scratching his head), plate 23 from "Raccolta di Alcuni Disegni del Barberi da Cento detto il Guernico, incisi in Rame, e presentati al singolar merito del Sig. Tommaso Jenkins pittore, ed accademico di S. Luca, in atto di respetto e d'amicizia dall'architetto e suo coaccademio: Gio. Battista Piranesi" (Collection of several drawings after Barbieri da Cento (known as Guercino) etched on copper and presented to Thomas Jenkins, painter and member of the Academy of St. Luke, out of respect and friendship from his fellow member, the architect Gio. Battista Piranesi)
Artwork Details
- Title: A man holding vegetables in his apron in front of a laid table, after a drawing by Ghezzi in the Zabbaglia Collection (Satirical print of Nicola Zabbaglia of the Fabbrica of St Peter's in Rome, standing by a table scratching his head), plate 23 from "Raccolta di Alcuni Disegni del Barberi da Cento detto il Guernico, incisi in Rame, e presentati al singolar merito del Sig. Tommaso Jenkins pittore, ed accademico di S. Luca, in atto di respetto e d'amicizia dall'architetto e suo coaccademio: Gio. Battista Piranesi" (Collection of several drawings after Barbieri da Cento (known as Guercino) etched on copper and presented to Thomas Jenkins, painter and member of the Academy of St. Luke, out of respect and friendship from his fellow member, the architect Gio. Battista Piranesi)
- Series/Portfolio: Raccolta di Alcuni Disegni del Barberi da Cento detto il Guernico, incisi in Rame, e presentati al singolar merito del Sig. Tommaso Jenkins pittore, ed accademico di S. Luca, in atto di respetto e d'amicizia dall'architetto e suo coaccademio: Gio. Battista Piranesi (Collection of several drawings after Barbieri da Cento (known as Guercino) etched on copper and presented to Thomas Jenkins, painter and member of the Academy of St. Luke, out of respect and friendship from his fellow member, the architect Gio. Battista Piranesi)
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
- Artist: After Pier Leone Ghezzi (Italian, Comunanza near Ascoli Piceno 1674–1755 Rome)
- Publisher: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
- Date: 1764
- Medium: Etching with red and black ink
- Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 9/16 in. (55 x 39.5 cm)
Plate: 11 7/8 x 7 13/16 in. (30.2 x 19.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 41.71.1.21(23)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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