The Virgin and Child Holding a Book
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Eighty-two prints engraved by F. Bartolozzi, etc., from the original drawings of Guercino in the collection of His Majesty, vol. I
Artist: John & Josiah Boydell|Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)|Francesco Bartolozzi
Artist bio: British, 1786–1804|Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna|Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon
Artist role: Publisher|Artist|Etcher
Artist nationality: British|Italian|Italian
Date: 1792–98
Medium: Etching, printed in brown ink; second state of two (De Vesme & Calabi)
Dimensions: Sheet: 20 5/16 × 13 3/4 in. (51.6 × 35 cm)
Plate: 10 13/16 × 7 1/16 in. (27.4 × 18 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Accession year: 1966