Study of the head of St Peter Recueil de diverses pieces Servant à l'art de portraiture
Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
Numbered bottom right: 10. In this state the plate was reused for 'Recueil de quarante griffonements & épreuves d'eau forte par Della Bella', This edition contained 40 plates from four different series of etchings by Della Bella. Vesme thought it likely that the publisher was Francois Basan and that it was published c.1770. Weak impression
Accession number: 30.I.17-248
Primary reference Number: 179013
Vesme/Massar: 346
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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