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John the Baptist Sending His Disciples to the Saviour
1765
Domenichino (Artist) Italian, 1581-1641 Francesco Bartolozzi (Artist) Italian, 1727-1815
Engraving printed in red ink on laid paper
Plate: 11 5/8 × 16 1/4 inches (29.5 × 41.3 cm) Sheet: 13 1/2 × 19 5/8 inches (34.3 × 49.8 cm)
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Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S85
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Inscribed, in plate, lower left: Domenichino inv: Inscribed, lower right: F. Bartolozzi Sculp. in Londra 1765
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December 1885, Kissam Sale.1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Francesco Bartolozzi; after Domenichino, John the Baptist Sending His Disciples to the Saviour, 1765, engraving printed in red ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S85.
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