Allegory of the Marriage of Joseph, Archduke of Austria

Artist Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727–1815)

Artistafter Giuseppe Zocchi (Italian, about 1711–1767)

Date1761

Mediumengraving with etching on cream wove paper

Dimensions25.4 x 18.1 cm (sheet)

ClassificationsPrints

MarkingsMarrs stamp

Credit LineMrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection

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Object number1926.1345

DescriptionAfter a design by Giuseppe Zocchi (Italian 1711/7-67). The caption is from Virgil's Aeneis (book I). The inscription in the medallion runs, "IOSEPH (US). A(RCHIDUX). A(USTRIAE). ELISAB(ETH):BOURB(ONICA): PHILIP(PI). HISP(ANIAE). INF(ANTIS). FILIA." Ths print was probably occasioned by the pair's marriage, and certainly made before Isabella's premature death in 1763. (Also in 1764 Joseph was made King of the Romans and the artist removed to England.)
ProvenanceBequest of Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs

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