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The Portrait of himself & his Mistress

Maker

After
(artist)
1503-1540

(etcher)
1779-1856

(publisher)
1771-1836

Title

The Portrait of himself & his Mistress

Date of Production

1812

Medium

soft-ground etching with aquatint
printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 47.1 cm
Width: 31.9 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6098.15

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: PARMIGIANINO / Portrait of the Artist and his Mistress / Black chalk on grey paper heightened with white. / Ottley's Italian School of Design, 1823. //

Inscription: The Portrait of himself & his Mistress. / FRANCESCO MAZZUOLI called PARMIGIANINO. //

Inscription: Pub.d May 1st 1812. by W.Y.Ottley. London. //

Inscription: F.C.Lewis Sc.t //

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