Artist: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called Guercino) after.
Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727–1815).
Title: St. Gerome.
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Dated in plate: no. The inscription is cut out of a book and pasted onto the backing sheet l.r.
Dimensions: Sheet 12 1/8" x 10 1/2". Backing sheet 19 1/8" x 13 1/2".
Edition: proof before letters.
Date: circa 1760 - 1770 (Cooper Hewitt). 1763 (Wellcom collection). 1764 The British Museum.
Materials and Techniques: engraving in brown ink on cream laid paper pasted on the cardboard support sheet alongside the upper margin.
Mat and Frame: backing sheet.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The engraving is in good condition. The backing sheet has some blemishes. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 1896-3-267. Wellcome Collection 5643i State before letters. The British Museum
1989,1209.21.35.
Schools: Italian School XVII C. English School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates texts from catalog entries and uses the catalog description of the copies from the collections of the British Museum, The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and The Wellcome Collection.