Artist: Andrea Mantegna or Antonio Pollaiuolo, after.
Engraver: Maria Catharina Prestel, engraver, specialist in aquatint. Maria Catharina Höll, married Johann Gottlieb Prestel in 1772 and was a pupil of his.
Title: Gattamelata de Narni, celebre Général des Vénitiens, mort en 1440, est pleuré par le peuple [Mourning over the body of Gattamelata].
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Gattamelata de Narni, celebre Général des Vénitiens, mort en 1440, est pleuré par le peuple. Gravé d'aprés le Dessin de meme grandeur d'André Mantegna. Ex Museo Prauniano Norimbergae M. C. Prestel sculp. 1777; N.27.
Dimensions: Platemark 15 1/2" x 19 1/2". Sheet 19" x 27 1/2".
Date: 1777.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and aquatint with multiple tones on laid paper.
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: Wear and foxing to margins. Tears. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Dessins des meilleurs peintres d'Italie, d'Allemagne et des Pays-Bas, du Cabinet de M. Paul de Praun à Nuremberg. Gravées d'après les originaux de même grandeur par J.T.Prestel'. Nuremberg, chez l'éditeur, 1780. The complete series consists of 48 plates. Plate 27.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1854,1020.1688.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVIII C. Italian School XV C.
Note: The original drawing is now at the Wallace Collection.
- Erasmo da Narni (Gattamelata) 1370-1443, Venetian condottiere/general; famous equestrian statue by Donatello in the Piazzo del Santo, Padua.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.