Head of an old soldier wearing a helmet, in profile to the left 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: 12. 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.
Accession number: 30.I.17-219
Primary reference Number: 179157
Vesme/Massar: 350
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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