A fat man wearing a coat and hat standing with his hand in his pocket; described as "un pizzicaruolo". Etching by A. Pond, 1741, after P.L. Ghezzi.

  • Ghezzi, Pier Leone, 1674-1755.
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[1741?]
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32870i
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A fat man wearing a coat and hat standing with his hand in his pocket; described as "un pizzicaruolo". Etching by A. Pond, 1741, after P.L. Ghezzi. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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"Pizzicaruolo", a form of "pizzicaiuolo", a variant of "pizzicagnolo", i.e. someone who manages a "pizzicheria" (delicatessen, druggists or spice shop). However it also has a literary application, referring to literary texts, considered of little value, which might be used as wrapping papers for foodstuffs bought from a pizzicheria. In that sense the present portrait would be of a dealer or author of cheap literature--Battaglia, loc. cit.

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[London?] : [publisher not identified], [1741?]

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1 print : etching ; image 29.5 x 20.2 cm

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Un pizzicaruolo. Cavr. Ghezzi delin. AP. 1741.

References note

Salvatore Battaglia, Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, Torino: Unione Tipografico-editrice Torinese, 1970-2002, vol. XIII, pp. 613-617

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Wellcome Collection 32870i

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