Five figures dated 1784
Etching | 29.5 x 30.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852302
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An etching by Stefano Molinari after a drawing possibly by Raphael depicting a group of five figures now in the Uffizi, Florence. The name of the printmaker and the identification of Raphael as the inventor of this composition as well as a dedication to Count Franz zu Hardegg are at the bottom centre. This print (numbered with "12" at the top right corner) is plate no. 12 of the Scuola Italiana o sia Nuova Raccolta di Stampe a Forma di Disegni... published by Venanzio Monaldini. On watermarked on paper.
Stefano Molinari made his reputation by making reproductions of the drawings of the great Italian painters.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-1876)
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Medium and techniques
Etching
Measurements
29.5 x 30.0 cm (sheet of paper)
29.0 x 29.0 cm (platemark)
Markings
watermark: Fleur de lys in a roundel, with letter M [verso]
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