The Centaur Nessus Carrying off Deianeira
artist
Francesco Bartolozzi
(Florence, 1727 - 1815, Lisbon)
afterafter
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
(Florence, 1727 - 1785, London)
Date1787
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumEtching and aquatint on laid paper
Dimensions31.4 x 41.3 cm (12 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP17e29
eMuseum ID720200
EmbARK ObjectID12259
TMS Source ID1393
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 127.
MarksNotesInscribed in plate (lower left): G.B. Cipriani - invt.
Inscribed in plate (lower right): F. Bartolozzi Sculp
Inscribed in plate (lower center): Publish'd as the Act directs by F. Bartolozzi 1787
Inscribed in plate (lower right): F. Bartolozzi Sculp
Inscribed in plate (lower center): Publish'd as the Act directs by F. Bartolozzi 1787
ProvenanceNotesBy descent to Isabella Stewart Gardner from her grandmother Isabella Tod Stewart (1778-1848).
