About the Artwork
The Italian Banditti
18th century
Francesco Simonini (Artist) Italian, 1686-1753 François Vivarès (Artist) French, 1709-1780 John Boydell (Publisher) English, 1719-1804
Etching and engraving printed in black ink on wove paper
Plate: 15 7/8 × 19 3/4 inches (40.3 × 50.2 cm) Sheet: 16 × 19 7/8 inches (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S1200
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in plate, lower right: F. Vivares Sculp. Inscribed, lower left: Francisco Simonini pinxt. Inscribed, lower left center: I. Banditi Italiani. Inscribed, lower right center: The Italian Banditti. Inscribed, center lower edge: Engraved from an Original Picture of Francisco Simonini in the Possession of Mr. Panton Beton Inscribed, lower left edge: Published 1st Feby. 1781 by John Boydell Inscribed, lower right edge: Engraver in Cheapside London.
Provenance
July 1886, H.W. Lord. Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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François Vivarès; after Francesco Simonini, The Italian Banditti, 18th century, etching and engraving printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S1200.
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