The Circumcision
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: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)|Francesco Bartolozzi|John & Josiah Boydell
Artist bio: Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna|Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon|British, 1786–1804
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian|British
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: 12 13/16 × 8 7/8 in. (32.5 × 22.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Accession year: 1966