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Portrait of Francesco Corbetta

(French, 1634/35–1701)
about 1673-1678
Medium/TechniqueMezzotint
DimensionsSheet: 31.1 × 22.2 cm (12 1/4 × 8 3/4 in.)(printed from two plates, one with the image and one with the inscription)
Platemark (image): 26.7 × 22.2 cm (10 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)
Platemark (inscription): 4.2 × 22.2 cm (1 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam A. Sargent Fund
Accession number52.612
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
Francesco Corbetta (c. 1615-1681) was an Italian guitarist and composer.
ProvenanceCharles D. Childs, Boston; from whom purchased June 12, 1952