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Young Man Reading: Eighty-two prints engraved by F. Bartolozzi, etc., from the original drawings of Guercino in the collection of His Majesty, vol. I

1792–98
Not on view
In addition to making and publishing prints, Dalton served as librarian to the Prince of Wales, and traveled to Italy to collect art for George III. After his return around 1764, he made etchings based on Guercino drawings in the Royal Collection. The present impression was issued by John and Josiah Boydell, after they acquired groups of Dalton's plates in 1791-92.

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  • Title: Young Man Reading: Eighty-two prints engraved by F. Bartolozzi, etc., from the original drawings of Guercino in the collection of His Majesty, vol. I
  • Etcher: Richard Dalton (British, ca. 1715–1791)
  • Artist: After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Publisher: Josiah Boydell (British, Hawarden, Flintshire 1752–1817 Middlesex)
  • Date: 1792–98
  • Medium: Etching, printed in brown ink
  • Dimensions: Plate: 10 1/16 × 7 1/4 in. (25.5 × 18.4 cm)
    Sheet: 20 5/16 × 13 3/4 in. (51.6 × 35 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.659(62)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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