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Francesco d' Ageno

1785–90
Not on view
Bartolozzi's print is based on a miniature by Cosway, the latter derived from an oil painting by Gainsborough. This second state appeared in "Prose e rime del Signor Francesco d'Ageno, ultimamente Ministro della Repubblica di Genova alla Corte della Gran Bretagna, raccolte e pubblicate da Girolamo Tonioli" (Prose and Verse by Francesco d'Ageno, lately minister of the Republic of Genoa to the court of Great Britain, edited by Girolama Tonioli), published London, 1790, by Dennett Jaques.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Francesco d' Ageno
  • Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Draftsman: After Richard Cosway (British, Oakford, Devon 1742–1821 London)
  • Artist: After Thomas Gainsborough (British, Sudbury 1727–1788 London)
  • Sitter: Francesco d'Ageno (Italian, 1727–?1788)
  • Date: 1785–90
  • Medium: Etching and stipple engraving; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (15.9 × 10.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.547
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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