Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)after Giovanni Battista Cipriani, 1727–1785, Italian, active in Britain (1755-85)
Title:
Ticket for the Ball at the Mansion House
Date:
1775
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and stipple engraving
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower center: "THE BALL AT THE MANSION HOUSE | APRIL XVII-MDCCLXXV | BLE | THE RIGHT HON. JOHN WILKES, LORD MAYOR"; lettered, lower left: "G.B.Cipriani inv. et del."; lettered, lower right: "F.Bartolozzi Sculp. 1775~"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection