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Plate 2: The Florentine Republic presenting the Ducal mantle, the crown, and the scepter to Alessandro, the first duke of Florence, the artist holding a scroll at right

Maker

(artist)
1611-1690

(draughtsman)
1721-after 1789 (Life dates)

(engraver)
1703-1759

Title

Plate 2: The Florentine Republic presenting the Ducal mantle, the crown, and the scepter to Alessandro, the first duke of Florence, the artist holding a scroll at right

Medium

Ink on paper

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.870.4

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

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Inscriptions

Collector's mark: None

Inscription: Inscribed along lower margin, black ink: "Bal. Franceschini d.o il Volterrano dipin: // Gio: Elia Morghen disegnò // G. Giampicoli sculp."; in image bottom centre, black ink: "La Repubblica Fiorentina presenta il manto Ducale, la Corona e lo Scettro ad // ALESSANDRO Primo Duca di Firenze. Baldassarre Franceschini, detto il Volterrano, // ha qui ritratto se stesso, tenente certe carte colla sinistra, e due suoi Amici. // 2"

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