Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi
Francesco Bartolozzi
(Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
Maria Anna Angelica Kauffman
(Swiss, 1741–1807)
1788
Medium/TechniqueEtching and stipple engraving, printed in sanguine ink
DimensionsSheet: 39.2 x 46.4 cm (15 7/16 x 18 1/4 in.)(trimmed on the platemark)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. George H. Lyman, Sr.
Accession number55.315
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De Vesme/Calabi describes the fifth and final state of this print as having the publication line of Mary Ryland, 1788. In this impression the publication line has been eliminated, and the inscriptions "Ang. Kauffman gins." [sic] and "F. Bartolozzi sculqs" [sic] have been corrected to "Ang. Kauffman. pinx.t" and "F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t".
Provenance1955, bequest of Mrs. George H. Lyman, Sr., Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1955)