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Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99), Zeuxis Composing the Picture of Juno, 1785
- Title:
- Zeuxis Composing the Picture of Juno
- Date:
- 1785
- Materials & Techniques:
- Stipple engraving
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 1/8 x 15 7/8in. (33.3 x 40.3cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "Angelica Kauffman pinxt."; lettered, lower right: "F. Bartolozzi Sculpt."; lettered, lower center: "ZEUXIS COMPOSING THE PICTURE OF JUNO. | He prevailed on all the finest women of Agrigentum, who where even ambitious of the honour, ---. Of these he chose five for his | models, and molding all the perfections of these beauties into one, he composed the picture of the goddess. | London, Publish'd July 1st,1785 by W. Palmer No.163 Strand.
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.19630
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7683
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