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Descrizione della raccolta di stampe di S.E. il sig. conte Jacopo Durazzo, patrizio genovese, ec. ec., esposta in una dissertazione sull'arte dell'intagio a stampa

Bartolommeo Benincasa (author); Giambattista Bodoni (printer); dalla Reale Stamperia (publisher)

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a historical document's cover page. The document describes a collection of prints belonging to Jacopo Durazzo, a Genoese patrician, with a dissertation on the art of engraving. The cover is text-focused with Italian typography. It includes an engraved emblem or crest below the main text, and the bottom of the page indicates it was published in Parma by the Royal Printing House in 1784. The paper shows signs of aging with spots and discoloration.

Artwork Details

Date
published 1784
Medium
bound volume with letterpress title page, letterpress text, and portrait frontispiece of Giacomo Durazzo by Giovanni David and Giovanni Vitalba on laid paper
Dimensions
3872 × 5543 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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