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The image shows a bust of a person with medium-length tousled hair, seated with arms resting on a surface. The person has a relaxed expression, dressed in a collared garment. Their hands are gently placed on top of each other. The background is a softly textured surface, emphasizing the subject.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Young Man with His Hands Crossed
Pietro Scattaglia and Innocente Alessandri, after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
- Date
- c. 1760
- Medium
- softground etching
- Dimensions
- sheet: 65 × 49.8 cm (25 9/16 × 19 5/8 in.) plate: 43 × 32 cm (16 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2012.136.1
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Provenance
(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2012 by NGA.
Inscription
lower left in plate: Io. Bapta Piazzetta del.; lower right in plate: Venetus C.P.E.S Calc Magna; lower center in plate: Excellmo. Domino / JOANNI CO: MANINI / PATRICIO VENETO; lower left in plate: BNos.
NGA object ID 159999. 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.