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The Cathedral of St. Peter

1764–98
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Cathedral of St. Peter
  • Etcher: Vincenzio Vangelisti (Italian, Florence 1728–1798 Milan)
  • Artist: After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
  • Publisher: (?) John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786–1804)
  • Dedicatee: After a drawing owned by Pierre Jean Mariette (French, Paris 1694–1774 Paris)
  • Date: 1764–98
  • Medium: Mixed method engraving and etching, printed in brown ink
  • Dimensions: Mount: 19 × 14 15/16 in. (48.3 × 38 cm)
    Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (40 × 28.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.735
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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