Engraving

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Engraving

Entry/Object ID

MP.94.1190

Description

An engraving of a woman holding up a pastry in her right hand (looks like a bagel) and she holds her hand up pointing (left hand). She looks at the viewer with her head tilted. She is wearing a hat with a feather of a peacock in it. She wears a ruffled white collar. She wears a decollete dress and her shoulders are padded with ruffles as well as the sleeves. The print is dark. The printed paper is mounted on a paper backing which is larger: 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 as opposed to the actual print size of 13 1/2 x 17.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Giovanni Marco Pitteri

Attribution

Maker

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"Piazzetta pin. archetypur N.V. Bartholomeo Vitturi Patr. ven./ Pitteri scul./ 100"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20-1/2 in

Width

16-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (52.1 x 41.9 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Paper is torn and bent with mold marks and tidemarks.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Found in MP.94.1150

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom