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The image shows the upper half of a person's body in a seated position. The individual has prominent facial features and long hair. They are wearing a light-colored shirt with a ruffled collar under a dark outer garment. The person's hand is raised to their chest, displaying rings on their fingers. The background is a dark, plain surface.
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The image shows the upper half of a person's body in a seated position. The individual has prominent facial features and long hair. They are wearing a light-colored shirt with a ruffled collar under a dark outer garment. The person's hand is raised to their chest, displaying rings on their fingers. The background is a dark, plain surface.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Gentleman Pilgrim with a Rosary

Marco Alvise Pitteri after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Date
1740s
Medium
engraving with etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 43.3 x 34.5 cm (17 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.) sheet: 47.8 x 36.1 cm (18 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.82.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Man
Provenance

Princes of Oettingen-Wallerstein, Harburg, and Maihingen (L. 2715a, not stamped). (C. G. Boerner, New York, 1997 - 2012); purchased 2012.

Inscription

across lower edge of plate: Io. Baptistae Albrizzi Hier. F. cuius ab humanitate Prototypon, expressam dicat imaginem; lower right in plate: Marco Pitteri Incisor; lower left in plate: Gio Batta Piazzeta pinxit

Watermarks

triple crescent reading IMPERIAL and countermark with cartouche and fleur de lis

NGA object ID 159573. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.