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A Collection of Prints after the Sketches and Drawings of the late Celebrated Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Esqr R.A.

Giovanni Battista Cipriani (after artist); John & Josiah Boydell (publishers); Richard Earlom, Katharina Prestel, Francesco Bartolozzi, Thomas Kirk, and Francis Legat (printmakers);

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts two figures. The woman is sitting, with one knee bent and the other foot on the ground. She has delicate facial features and curly hair styled back. She is wearing a flowing garment that leaves one shoulder exposed. The child stands beside her, reaching towards her with one hand holding a bundle of wheat. The child is unclothed. The woman holds a sickle in her right hand. The background is simple and circular, with decorative borders.

Artwork Details

Date
1789
Medium
Bound volume with letterpress title page and content page, portrait of Giovanni Battista Cipriani (stipple by Richard Earlom after John Francis Rigaud), and 50 mixed intaglio prints in brown, red, and black (by Richard Earlom, Maria Catharina Prestel, Francesco Bartolozzi, Thomas Kirk, and Francis Legat after Giovanni Battista Cipriani)
Dimensions
9810 × 12874 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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