Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with two prints: (a): Three Soldiers; (b): Christ Appearing to Mary in the Garden

Leaf from Aedes Walpolianae mounted with two prints: (a): Three Soldiers; (b): Christ Appearing to Mary in the Garden by Richard Earlom|Salvator Rosa|John Boydell|William Walker|Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)

Medium

(a, b): engraving

Dimensions

Leaf: 28 15/16 × 20 1/2 in. (73.5 × 52 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925

Accession Number

25.62.44v(a,b)

Tags

GardensMary MagdaleneCoat of ArmsChrist

About the Artist

Richard Earlom|Salvator Rosa|John Boydell|William Walker|Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) · 17281794

Richard Earlom (1743–1822) stands as one of the supreme masters of mezzotint engraving in British art history, whose technical virtuosity and dedication to reproductive printmaking brought the works of Old Masters to unprecedented audiences. Born in London on May 14, 1743, Earlom spent his entire career transforming paintings and drawings into prints of extraordinary quality, elevating reproductiv...

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