Artist: after the painting by Pietro da Cortona (Berrettini) (Italian, 1596–1669), now in Vienna but then in Florence.
Artist: Intermediary draughtsman Giuliano Traballesi (Italy, 1727–1812).
Engraver: Carlo Faucci (Italian, 1729–ca. 1784).
Title: The return of Hagar to Abraham. (The Bible, O.T. Genesis 21.17-18. 18:25). Sarah took Hagar and gave her to Abraham).
Signed and Dated in plate: Lettering "Qud agis Agar? Noli timere, exaudivit enim Deus vocem pueri de loco, in quo est, surge tolle puerum -- Gen. xxi v. 17. 18. ; Tabula a Petro de Cortona depicta, alta 3 ped. et 6 pol, lata 2, ped et 9 pol, quae adservatur Florentiae in pinacotheca Magni Etruriae Ducis" (is cut off). Julian. Traballesi delin. ; Carol Faucci sculp. Floren. an. 1766.
Dimensions: Sheet 18 1/2" x 14 7/8".
Date: 1766.
Materials and Techniques: engraving, with etching on laid paper.
Watermark: Indistinct.
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: Lettering below the image is cut off. Trimmed to the platemark. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The Metropolitan Museum of Art 62.650.531bis.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian Art XVII C. Italian Art XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same and similar items from the collections of the British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Wellcome Library no. 2848967i.