Physical Qualities
Stipple engraving, Image (surface within border): 97 × 76 mm. (3 13/16 × 3 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.6598
Engraved surface is oval, surrounded by tiny border, printed in reddish ink
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1946; Garrett Collection; T. Harrison Garrett, Baltimore
Inscribed: In lower margin at right, just below engraved surface, "F. Bartolozzi Sculp." In lower margin at left, just below engraved surface, "G. B. Cipriani inv." Lower in margin, the title. Below, "Behold and listen while ye fair/ Breaks in sweet sounds the willing air."
Markings: Claghorn stamp on back
Artist
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
1726–1784
Italian, 1727-1785; active in Britian
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