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RISDM 43-400-28.tif
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Pietro Beceni

Portrait of Giovanni Battista della Porta, Physicist

Description

Maker

Pietro Beceni (Italian, 1755-1829), engraver
After Giuseppe Aurelio de Bossi (Italian, 1758-1823), designer
After Nicolò Bettoni (Italian, fl. 1800-1825), publisher

Title

Portrait of Giovanni Battista della Porta, Physicist
Vite e Ritratti di Illustri Italiani

Year

late 1700s-early 1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Dimensions

16.4 x 9.7 cm (6 7/16 x 3 13/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered around lower part of portrait: "G.Bossi dis P Belloni Beceni inc G. Longhi dir." & below: "Gian Battista Dalla Porta"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift in memory of William Babcock Weeden by his children

Object Number

43.400.28

Type

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Tombstone

Pietro Beceni (Italian, 1755-1829), engraver
After Giuseppe Aurelio de Bossi (Italian, 1758-1823), designer
After Nicolò Bettoni (Italian, fl. 1800-1825), publisher
Portrait of Giovanni Battista della Porta, Physicist; Vite e Ritratti di Illustri Italiani, late 1700s-early 1800s
engraving
16.4 x 9.7 cm (6 7/16 x 3 13/16 inches) (plate)
Gift in memory of William Babcock Weeden by his children 43.400.28

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