Artist: Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (Italy, 1483 – 1520).
Intermediary draughtsman: Pierre Paul Prud'hon (France, 1758 - 1823).
Engraver: Pierre Audouin. (France, 1768 - 1822).
Title: La Belle Jardinière. “Virgin and Child with young St John the Baptist,” referred to as “The Beautiful Gardener."
Signed, Titled, Numbered, and Dated in plate: Raphael Pinx. Prud'hon. P. Audouin, Sculp. An. 11 (1803. 'LA BELLE JARDINIERE. Imprimé par Ramboz. There is no stamp "Musee Francais," unlike on a copy from The British Museum.
Dimensions: Image 13 3/4" x 9 1/4"(semicircle on the top). Platemark 12" x 16 1/2". Sheet 19" x 14".
Edition: Musée Français, recueil complet des tableaux, statues et bas-reliefs qui composent la collection nationale, avec l'explication des sujets et des discours historiques sur la peinture, la sculpture et la gravure', a set reproducing paintings and sculptures from the French collections, and formed by four volumes (published by Robillard-Péronville and Laurent in, respectively, 1803, 1805, 1807, and 1809; accompanied by texts written by Croze-Magnan, then by Eméric-David & Visconti for volumes 3-4).
Date: 1803.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving and etching on wove 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: Trimmed margins, abrasion, tears, foxing. Signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1856,0712.366.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVII C. French School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.