"Satire on the gullibility of Englishmen travelling abroad; an Italian dealer at right showing a framed painting supposedly by Guido Reni representing Mary Magdalene to a young Englishman and his advisor at left; paintings attributed to old masters on the walls behind: Titian, Carracci, Rubens, Rosa, Parmigianino, Teniers."--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Italian picture dealers humbugging My Lord Anglaise
Description:
Final two digits of year at end of printmaker's signature are obscured with crosshatching., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
T. Rowlandson, N. 1 James St. Adelphi
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., and Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, publisher.
Subject (Topic):
Art dealers--Italy--19th century., Dandies., Paintings., and Quizzing glasses.
