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Joseph and the Infant Jesus: Eighty-two prints engraved by F. Bartolozzi, etc., from the original drawings of Guercino in the collection of His Majesty, vol. I

1792–98

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Vitalba etched this image around 1764 as part of a group based on Guercino drawings in the Royal Collection, with other examples made by Francesco Bartolozzi, Richard Dalton, and James Basire. The present impression was issued by John and Josiah Boydell, after they acquired a large group of plates from Richard Dalton in 1791-92.

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Title: Joseph and the Infant Jesus: Eighty-two prints engraved by F. Bartolozzi, etc., from the original drawings of Guercino in the collection of His Majesty, vol. I

Artist: Giovanni Vitalba (Italian, Venice 1738–ca. 1792 London)

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: Sheet: 20 5/16 × 13 3/4 in. (51.6 × 35 cm)
Plate: 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (22.6 × 20 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966

Accession Number: 66.659(68)

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Venice and Northern Italy, 1600-1800 A.D.

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