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An image of Performance for the Grand Duke of Russia by Antonio Baratti, after Giovanni Canal Belluno
Alternate image of Performance for the Grand Duke of Russia by Antonio Baratti, after Giovanni Canal Belluno

Antonio Baratti

(Italy 1724–1787)

after Giovanni Canal Belluno

(Italy 1745–1825)

Title
Performance for the Grand Duke of Russia
Year
1782
Media category
Print
Materials used
engraving
Dimensions

50.2 x 62.5cm platemark; 51.0 x 63.8cm sheet (irreg.)

Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
Credit
Gift of Margaret Delmer 1985
Accession number
258.1985
Location
Not on display
Further information

Baratti was a prolific engraver based in Venice. The print is one of four famous sheets illustrating the celebrations held in Venice in 1782 to honour the visit of the Grand Duke Paul and Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna of Russia.

Bibliography (1)

Peter Raissis, Mantegna to Piranesi - Italian Old Master Prints from the Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales 1998, Domain, 1998, 8. no catalogue numbers

Exhibition history (1)

Mantegna to Piranesi - Italian Old Master Prints from the Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 27 Jun 1998–20 Sep 1998