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Diogenes with His Lantern Looking for an Honest Man

Salvator Rosa, Artist William Sharp, Artist

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Diogenes with His Lantern Looking for an Honest Man

1792

Salvator Rosa (Artist) Italian, 1615-1673 William Sharp (Artist) English, 1746-1824

Engraving printed in black ink on laid paper

Plate: 19 3/4 × 14 3/4 inches (50.2 × 37.5 cm) Sheet: 22 3/4 × 16 5/8 inches (57.8 × 42.2 cm)

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Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps

09.1S1103

This work is in the public domain.

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Inscribed, in plate, lower left: Salvator Rosa, pinxt. Inscribed, lower center: Published April 18, 1792, by Wm. Sharp London. From an Original Picture in the Possession of Edwd. Knight Esqr. Inscribed, lower right: William Sharp, sculpt, Inscribed, center bottom margin: DIOGENES, | In search of an Honest Man. | Sold by John Murray Fleet Street, B. B. Evans Poultry, Molteno & Co. Pall Mall. W. Skelton Hay Market.

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November 1883, (F. Keppel & Co.). 1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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William Sharp; after Salvator Rosa, Diogenes with His Lantern Looking for an Honest Man, 1792, engraving printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S1103.

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