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Ornamental decoration for Pietro Metastasio's 'L'Artserse'

Maker

After
Johann Jakob Bidermann (artist)
1763-1830

Johann Christoph von Reinsperger (etcher)
1711-1777

Title

Ornamental decoration for Pietro Metastasio's 'L'Artserse'

Date of Production

18th century

Medium

Etching, printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 6.8 cm
Width: 11.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.8113

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

Keywords


[ornament areas]





Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower left, printed: dessiné par J. Biderman.; lower right, printed: gravé par J. C. de Reinsperger.; lower right, written in pencil: R Mount: lower centre, typed: J. BIEDERMANN Verso: printed text of opera: Ism. Pietà / Alc. Deh, figli amati [...]

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