Original 19th-century engraving reproducing The Virgin and Child by Carlo Maratti, the painting preserved in the British Royal Collection. Engraved with the burin by the French engraver Joseph-Gabriel Tourny and published in London by James S. Virtue for The Art Journal.
Original 19th-century engraving reproducing The Virgin and Child by Carlo Maratti, the painting preserved in the British Royal Collection. Engraved with the burin by the French engraver Joseph-Gabriel Tourny and published in London by James S. Virtue for The Art Journal.
Below the image are the inscriptions "Carlo Maratti, pinxt" and "J. Tourny, sculpt", together with the title and the words "From the picture in the Royal Collection".
Medium: Copper engraving on paper.
Artist / after: The painting by Carlo Maratti, or Maratta (Camerano, 1625 - Rome, 1713).
Engraver: Joseph-Gabriel Tourny (France, 1817-1880).
Date: 1860.
Source: Published in London by James S. Virtue for The Art Journal.
Dimensions: Image 9.8 x 8.2 in (24.8 x 20.8 cm).
Condition: Good; the paper with a light period tone and full margins.