Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)after Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1727–1785, Italian, active in Britain (1755-85)
Title:
The Mirror of Love
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 8 3/4 inches (18.4 × 22.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite lower right: "Proof"; inscribed on back in graphite lower center: "Beauty looking into the Mirror of Prudence"; in graphite lower left: "Proof | JW"; in graphite lower right: "Fuer 16"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection