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print
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newspaper/periodical
Object Type
print
newspaper/periodical
Museum number
1870,0709.168
Title
Object:
Gattamelatta
Description
Equestrian portrait of Venetian condottiere Erasmo da Narni, known as Gattamelata, after Donatello; published in 'La Gazette des Beaux-Arts', 1866 Engraving on chine collé
Producer name
Print made by:
Ferdinand Gaillard
After:
Donatello
Printed by:
Alfred Salmon
School/style
French
Italian
Production date
1866
Production place
Printed in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
250 millimetres
Width:
190 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Engraved after a small bronze rather than the actual statue in Padua.
Bibliographic references
Beraldi 1885-92 / Les Graveurs du dix-neuvième siècle
(18.V)
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(34)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
equestrian
sculpture
soldier
Associated names
Portrait of:
Erasmo da Narni (Gattamelata)
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Gazette des Beaux Arts
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Holloway (& Son)
Acquisition date
1870
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1870,0709.168