Cecchi, Giovanni Battista, 1748 or 1749-approximately 1815, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1770 and 1790?]
Call Number:
770.00.00.191
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Self-portrait of the artist, perhaps in his studio, sitting in front of a desk. A miniature hangs on a small easel beside him; sculpted heads and hands, as well as a painting, hang on the walls behind him. Another sculpted head lies on the floor in th...
Alternative Title:
Giuseppe Macpherson Pitt
Description:
Title engraved on a separate sheet mounted below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Macpherson, Giuseppe or Joseph or James, 1720-1792,
Subject (Topic):
Artists, Artists' studios, Sculpture, and Miniatures (Paintings)
"Portrait in Van Dyck dress, reclining on steps turned in profile to left, with his knees bent and legs drawn up, right hand at his breast, looking at the viewer, swathed in a cloak with a plumed, broad-brimmed hat, with a book labelled 'Vita Di Ruben...
Alternative Title:
Richardus Cosway Armiger R.A.
Description:
Title from text below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd as the act directs March 20th, 1786, by Mno. Bova & E. Diemar, No. 114 Strand
"Portrait, after a self-portrait (Mannings 21); half-length to right and turned to face front, wearing his robes as President of the Royal Academy."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published May 8, 1809, by T. Cadell & W. Davies, Strand, London