Guercino Self-Portrait

Francesco Bartolozzi|Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)|John Boydell

1790–99 · Etching, printed in brown ink; second state of two · Drawings and Prints

Guercino Self-Portrait — Francesco Bartolozzi|Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)|John Boydell

The artist Guercino is shown at work painting of Cupid restraining a hunting dog by its collar. The print belongs to a group based on drawings in the British Royal Collection, re-published by Boydell in the 1790s as "'Eighty-two prints, engraved by F. Bartolozzi &c. from the original drawings of Guercino, in the collection of his Majesty".

Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)|John Boydell
Date
1790–99
Medium
Etching, printed in brown ink; second state of two
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008

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