Object Details
engraver
Browne, John
delineator
Farington, Joseph
publisher
Boydell, John
original artist
Bril, Paul
engraver
Bartolozzi, Francesco
Description
Line engraving from original painting by Paul Bril once in the Gallery at Houghton. Now in Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. Also known as Landscape with Nymphs at Rest. Print tipped onto sheet bound in George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 1. The figures in Bril's painting are attributed to Domenichino; the figures were engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi. Joseph Farington delineated the painting for the engravers to follow, and John Browne engraved the landscape.
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
date made
1776
ID Number
1978.0534.02.41
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.02.41
Object Name
print
line engraving
Object Type
Engraving
Measurements
overall: 32.3 cm x 41.4 cm; 12 23/32 in x 16 5/16 in
plate: 29 cm x 37.9 cm; 11 13/32 in x 14 29/32 in
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Landscape
Animals
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1452670