H Beard Print Collection
Print
ca. 1760 (engraved)
ca. 1760 (engraved)
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| Place of origin |
Print from a painting by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti depicting Harlequin seated and disguised as a woman whist columbine stand next to him holding a mask in her hand. The print is the second in a series of four entitled 'Le 4 arlecchinate', or Harlequinades and was published in Venice by Joseph Wagner.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | etching, ink on paper |
| Brief description | Print from a painting by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti. Published in Venice by Joseph Wagner, ca. 1760, Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Etched print from a painting by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti depiciting Harlequin disguised as a woman. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Bella è costei, ma con quel volto, orrore / Più che piacer a'riguardanti inspira: / Cosi all'incontro amor dà luogo all'ira / Se di taluna si discopre il core.' (Etched on front of print.) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Print from a painting by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti depicting Harlequin seated and disguised as a woman whist columbine stand next to him holding a mask in her hand. The print is the second in a series of four entitled 'Le 4 arlecchinate', or Harlequinades and was published in Venice by Joseph Wagner. |
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| Other number | F.155-11 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.3780-2009 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2010 |
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