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Caricature of a Polish Count, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and brown ink — Caricature of a Polish Count
Pier Leone Ghezzi
ca. 1694–1755

A Monk with a Carrot and a Woman with a Chamber Pot, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and brown ink — A Monk with a Carrot and a Woman with a Chamber Pot
Pier Leone Ghezzi
late 17th–mid-18th century

A Collection of Etchings and Engravings in Imitation of Drawings from Various Old Masters, Being Facsimiles of Their Respective Performances, Chiefly by Arthur Pond, & Charles Knapton, London 1734 &c,, Arthur Pond British, Engraving, etching, woodcut — A Collection of Etchings and Engravings in Imitation of Drawings from Various Old Masters, Being Facsimiles of Their Respective Performances, Chiefly by Arthur Pond, & Charles Knapton, London 1734 &c,
Multiple artists/makers
1732–69

Angels Supporting a Frame, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite or lead — Angels Supporting a Frame
Pier Leone Ghezzi
1674–1755

Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite or lead — Abbé Jean-Antoine Nollet
Pier Leone Ghezzi
1674–1755

Luigi Vanvitelli, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite or lead — Luigi Vanvitelli
Pier Leone Ghezzi
1674–1755

The Marquis de Vandières, Abbé Jean-Bernard Le Blanc, Germain Soufflot, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the Younger, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk — The Marquis de Vandières, Abbé Jean-Bernard Le Blanc, Germain Soufflot, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the Younger
Pier Leone Ghezzi
ca. 1750

Joseph Henry of Straffan, Co. Kildare, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk — Joseph Henry of Straffan, Co. Kildare
Pier Leone Ghezzi
1744–51

A Caricature of L'Abbate Folinghi, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Graphite or lead, part of drawing executed in pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash — A Caricature of L'Abbate Folinghi
attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi
1674–1755

Sketched Caricature of a Standing Man Facing Left, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite — Sketched Caricature of a Standing Man Facing Left
attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi
1674–1755

Marco and Carlo: Caricature of Two Men Standing Face to Face, Pier Leone Ghezzi Italian, Pen and dark brown ink, over leadpoint or graphite — Marco and Carlo: Caricature of Two Men Standing Face to Face
Pier Leone Ghezzi
1674–1755

Characters and Caricaturas, William Hogarth British, Etching; first state of two — Characters and Caricaturas
Multiple artists/makers
April 1743

Characters and Caricaturas, William Hogarth British, Etching; second state of two — Characters and Caricaturas
Multiple artists/makers
April 1743

Title Page and Manuscript Introduction to an Album of Caricatures by Ghezzi

Pier Leone Ghezzi

1674–1755

Il Pastor Fido Tragicommedia

Multiple artists/makers

1735

Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

(XXI) 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); (XXII) Schola Italica Picturae

Multiple artists/makers

1764–73

Caricature of Tommaso Gabbuzzino with a Basket of Artichokes

Pier Leone Ghezzi

1700–1755

Caricature of Dr. James Hay, A Travelling Governour

Arthur Pond

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

Subject Dr. James Hay

1737

Caricature of William Conolly, M.P.

Arthur Pond

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

William James Conolly

1736–47

Il Signor Cavr. Tomaso

Arthur Pond

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

Subject Sir Thomas Dereham, 4th baronet

1741

Caricature of a seated, elegantly dressed gentleman

Arthur Pond

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1736–47

Caricature of Dr. Robert Bragge

Arthur Pond

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

Subject Dr. Robert Bragge

1736–47

Angelo de Paulis da Argigliano, Franciscan Friar

Filippo Vasconi

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

ca. 1720

Pietro Ghezzi

Carlo Lasinio

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1789

Cinerary vase of terracotta with a sea horse in relief, from a drawing by Cavalier Ghezzi in the Vatican Library, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

After a drawing by Pier Leone Ghezzi

1778–80

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)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

Publisher Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1764

Title Page, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 1: Il Custode Generale d'Arcadia standing in profile to the right, wearing a skull cap, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 2: Chierico di Capella, in profile to the right, holding his hat in his right hand, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 3: Dean, in profile to the left, holding a cup and saucer in his left hand and a biscuit in his right, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 4: Auditor, in profile to the left, holding his hat under his left arm, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 5: Presidente della Grascia, in profile to the left, holding his hat under his left arm, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 6: Man with a large nose in profile to the right, holding his hat and sword under his left arm, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 7: Man in profile with a Maltese Cross pin and with a hat under his left arm, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 8: Man in profile to the left with his right foot forward and with his hat under his left arm, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 9: Archaeologist Marcantonio Sabbatini, in profile to the left with a walking stick, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 10: Keeper of the Register of Papal Bulls in profile to the right, looking at a sheet of paper, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 11: Curiale, looking to the left with his hat in his left hand, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 12: A doctor feeling the pulse of a patient seated in a chair, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 13: Il Signor Abbate reading a letter, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

Plate 14: Il Signore Abbate Napoletano, who writes in Germany, seated at a desk, from Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavallier Piet: Leon: Ghezzi [...]

Matthias Oesterreich

After Pier Leone Ghezzi

1750

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