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print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1871,0812.2525
Title
Object:
Child of Sorrow
Description
A child sitting to right, leaning their head on their hands on a table at right and looking to front with sorrowful expression; oval design Stipple
Producer name
After:
Richard Morton Paye
Print made by:
Francesco Bartolozzi
(?)
Published by:
John Raphael Smith
Published by:
Jean François Janinet
Published by:
Esnault & Rapilly
School/style
British
French
Production date
1770-1800
(circa)
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
stipple
Dimensions
Height:
317 millimetres
Width:
250 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The inscription may be a mistake for Bartolozzi (the print is not listed by Calabi & De Vesme), but suggests that this is likely to be a continental piracy.
Bibliographic references
Calabi & De Vesme 1928 / Francesco Bartolozzi. Catalogue des estampes et notice biographique d'après les manuscrits de A. De Vesme entièrement réformés et complétés d'une étude critique par A. Calabi
(undescribed)
(?)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
child
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edward Daniell
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Joseph Lilly
Acquisition date
1871
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1871,0812.2525