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The Beautiful Rhodope in Love with Aesop

Engraver Francesco Bartolozzi Italian
After Angelica Kauffmann Swiss
ca. 1782
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Beautiful Rhodope in Love with Aesop
  • Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: After Angelica Kauffmann (Swiss, Chur 1741–1807 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1782
  • Medium: Stipple engraving, printed in brown ink; only state
  • Dimensions: oval image: 10 1/2 x 12 7/16 in. (26.7 x 31.6 cm)
    plate: 13 3/8 x 14 5/8 in. (34 x 37.1 cm)
    sheet: 14 5/16 x 6 1/16 in. (36.4 x 15.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.890
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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