Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)after Angelica Kauffmann, 1741–1807, Swiss, active in Britain (1766–81)
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