Bust of an old woman Engraver: Jean-Charles François (French, 1717–1769)
After: Pietro Testa (Italian, 1611/12–1650)

1758

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Colored stipple engraving, printed in blue ink

Dimensions

platemark: 11 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (30.4 × 20 cm)
sheet: 12 13/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.5 × 22 cm)

Credit Line

Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund

Accession Number

2011.40.3

Geography

Made in France

Culture

French

Period

18th century

Classification

Prints

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed March 1, 2012), 77
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

engravings, figures (representations), human figures (visual works)

Subject

blue drapery (representations) headdresses heads (animal or human component) profiles (figures) women

Marks

Watermark: (partial) Maltese Cross in a surrounding circular chain

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