Diploma of the Royal Academy of Arts
Francesco Bartolozzi
(Italian, worked in Italy, England, and Portugal, 1728–1815)
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
(Italian (Florentine), 1727–1785, active in London)
1768
Medium/TechniqueEtching and engraving, printed on two sheets
DimensionsSheet: 65.7 x 47 cm (25 7/8 x 18 1/2 in.)(overall dimensions of the two joined sheets, both of which are trimmed within the platemark)
Credit LineGift of Samuel Putnam Avery
Accession numberM14030
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This diploma was issued to Gilbert Stuart Newton on November 3, 1828. It is signed by Thomas Lawrence, President of the Royal Academy, and by Henry Howard, Secretary.
ProvenanceGilbert Stuart Newton (1795 - 1835). 1899, gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, New York (1822-1904) to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 11, 1899)
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
about 1540–50
