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An Italian Family

An Italian Family

(English, 1756–1827)
(English, about 1750–1825)
1785
Medium/TechniqueEtching and aquatint with hand coloring (including mount), outer lines of mount ruled by hand
DimensionsSheet: 42 x 53.5 cm (16 9/16 x 21 1/16 in.)
Credit LineEleanor A. Sayre Fund
Accession number2012.275
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ClassificationsPrints
Inscriptionsl.c. margin in captial letters: AN ITALIAN FAMILY l.l.: Rowlandson Del. l.r. S. Alken fecit l.c. (beneath title): London. Pub.d 1785. by S. Alken. No. 3 Dufours Place Broad Street Soho. Sold by W. Hinton No. 5. Sweeting Alley Cornhill.
Provenance2002, sold by Andrew Edmonds, London to R. M. Light and Co., Inc., Santa Barbara, CA; 2012, sold by R.M. Light to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 30, 2012)