Genius and Beauty
primary
Francesco Bartolozzi
(Florence, 1727 - 1815, Lisbon)
artistafter
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
(Florence, 1727 - 1785, London)
publisher
Torre & Co
(active London and Paris, 1760 - 1799)
Date1782
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumStipple engraving and etching in red ink
Dimensions20.5 x 24.1 cm (8 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number1.1.o.4
eMuseum ID723164
Previous NumberP17e46
EmbARK ObjectID12334
TMS Source ID1467
Last Updated10/3/24
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. 128.
MarksNotesEtched (lower left): G.B. Cipriani Invt.
Etched (lower right): F. Bartolozzi Sculpt. 1782
Etched (lower center): GENIUS and BEAUTY / GENIUS describing BEAUTY and Cupid dictating HIM / Pubd. as the Act directs Sepr. 15th. 1782 by A. Torre No. 44 Market Lane London / A Paris chez L'Torrè Porte St. Antoine A. P. D. R.
Inscribed in graphite (verso): 178 / thin margin / 20372 / 132 / FV / show mount / 2
Etched (lower right): F. Bartolozzi Sculpt. 1782
Etched (lower center): GENIUS and BEAUTY / GENIUS describing BEAUTY and Cupid dictating HIM / Pubd. as the Act directs Sepr. 15th. 1782 by A. Torre No. 44 Market Lane London / A Paris chez L'Torrè Porte St. Antoine A. P. D. R.
Inscribed in graphite (verso): 178 / thin margin / 20372 / 132 / FV / show mount / 2
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Frederick Keppel & Co., New York on 20 December 1884 for $11.
