id:			171857
accession number:	2014.6
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.6
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Mascarade à la Grecque , 1771. After Benigno Bossi (Italian, 1727–1792), Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (French, 1727-1801), Benigno Bossi, Parma, 1771. Set of 10 etchings, including the title page; sheet: 41.9 x 28.1 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Louise S. Richards 2014.6

title:				Mascarade à la Grecque 
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creation date:			1771
creation date earliest:		1771
creation date latest:		1771
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creditline:			Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Louise S. Richards
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culture:	Italy, 18th century
technique:	Set of 10 etchings, including the title page
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Benigno Bossi (Italian, 1727–1792)  - artist

* Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (French, 1727-1801) 
French architect, city planner and engineer, 1727-1801, active in Italy
* Benigno Bossi, Parma, 1771  - published by

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measurements: Sheet: 41.9 x 28.1 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.)
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	description:	Quarto, contemporary Italian patterned boards
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	inscription:	On paper pasted to inside left cover: Upper left corner: red sticker, printed in white: LIBRAIRIE ARTISTIQUE & LITTERAIRE PARIS; FOULARD / 7 QUAI MALAQUAIS; white sticker, center, printed in red ink with green border: Charlotte and Arthur Vershbow; upper left corner, in black ink: 1800 / Francesco Tasta Vicenzio (sp?); upper right, in black in: 82-59-6; upper right, heart-shaped stamp in red ink; center, in brown ink: Armaro

On paper opposite inside left cover, in graphite, two different handwritings:
Bossi / 11 sheets / 1771 

Bossi - Petitot / Mascarade à la grecque / Parma 1771 / original binding / 18th cent paste - paper / this is the first edition / a later edition was published with "Milano" on the title page / ref: Berlin 475 / Guilmard p. 225 / Lippenheif (sp?) 3560 / Estas 2234 / Cohen 70 178 "livre rare" / Le Blanc 186 - 205

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PROVENANCE

	Francisco Tasta, with "1800" inscribed on the pastedown; Charlotte and Arthur Vershbow, Boston; Purchased from Lucien Goldschmidt in 1982
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