A Sacrifice
Francesco Bartolozzi
(Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
(Italian (Bolognese), 1591–1666)
1764
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving, printed in brown ink
DimensionsSheet: 28.9 x 41.3 cm (11 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit LineGift of George Washington Wales
Accession numberM1683
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De Vesme/Calabi describes two states of this print, the first before the number "14" and before lavis, and the second with the number "14" and with some light lavis in places. This impression has light lavis in places, but no number. The impression is trimmed very slightly within the dimensions for the plate given by de Vesme/Calabi, but (if de Vesme/Calabi's dimensions are accurate) probably not enough to have removed the number.
ProvenanceGeorge Washington Wales, Boston (1815-1896); his gift to the MFA April 15, 1882
Francesco Bartolozzi
late 18th century