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Cipriani's Rudiments of Drawing

Engraver Francesco Bartolozzi Italian
1786
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cipriani's Rudiments of Drawing
  • Artist: After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
  • Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1786
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: 10 × 14 1/8 in. (25.4 × 35.9 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.653.18
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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