Nathaniel Dance, 1735–1811, Britishand Giovanni Battista Tempesti, 1732-1802Formerly Nathaniel Dance, 1735–1811, British
Title:
Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti and Giovanni Battista Tempesti
Date:
between 1759 and 1760
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
28 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (72.4 x 62.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on recto of painting: “Il Ritratto di C.g Litardi è di Dance inglese . la Figura del Pittore è Giov[ni] Tempesti pintosi da sé."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.201
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
musician | portrait | men | ink | vest (main garment) | inkwell | painter | canvas | painting (visual work) | music stand | seated | artist | brushes | conversation piece | harpist | quill (feather) | art | music | palette | chair | coat | pen | harp (chordophone) | cello | sheet music | music, sheet
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Art of Music (San Diego Museum of Art, 2015-09-26 - 2016-02-07)The Pursuit of Happiness - A View of Life in Georgian England (Yale Center for British Art, 1977-04-19 - 1977-09-18)Painting in England 1700-1850 - From The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (Yale University Art Gallery, 1965-04-15 - 1965-06-20)
Publications:
Patrick Coleman, The art of music, Yale University Press, San Diego, CA, 2015, pp. 19, 29, no. 18, ML3849 .A774 Oversize (Haas)Malcolm Cormack, Concise Catalogue of Paintings in the Yale Center for British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1985, pp. 80-81, N590.2 A83 (YCBA)Painting in England 1700-1850 from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, The Royal Academy of Arts Winter Exhibition 1964-65., , Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK, 1964, p. 63 (v.1), no. 228, ND466 R68 1964/65 (YCBA)J. H. Plumb, The pursuit of happiness : a view of life in Georgian England : an exhibition selected from the Paul Mellon collection, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1977, pp. 46, 99, no. 73, N6766 Y34 1977 (YCBA)Yale University Art Gallery, Painting in England, 1700-1850, from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon : [exhibition at] Yale University Art Gallery, April 15-June 20, 1965, , vol. 1, W. Clowes and sons, New Haven, 1965, p. 19 (v.1), no. 65, ND466 Y35 (YCBA)