Studies of two heads; a soldier and an old man Recueil de divers griffonnements et preuves deau forte
Printmaker: Della Bella, Stefano
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
With the number 36 lower right. 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.17-352
Primary reference Number: 179269
Vesme/Massar: 401
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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