The Portland vase: a woman reclining on a rock under a tree, with a seated man on the left and a seated woman on the right, both looking towards the centre. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani, 1786.

  • Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785.
Date:
[1786]
Reference:
2975119i
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About this work

Description

The reclining woman holds a torch downwards. Far left, a column; far right. a lion skin

Publication/Creation

[London] (Cheapside) : J. Boydell ; [London] (Pall Mall) : Torre, [1786]

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 22.6 x 32.3 cm

Contributors

Lettering

G. B. Cipriani delin ; F. Bartolozzi sculp.

Edition

[State with etching on the figures and after letters].

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2975119i

Type/Technique

Subjects

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