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Arms of Carl Philipp von Greiffenflau, Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg

1750-1753
18th century
189 x 238 mm (7.4 x 9.4 in.)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Italian, (1727–1804)

Alternative title: Frontisiece for Picturesque Ideas on the Flight Into Egypt (Idee pittoresche sopra la Fugga in Egitto)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

Print impression quality: Excellent

Series: Number 2 from set of 27 etchings Picturesque Ideas on the Flight into Egypt (Idee pittoresche sopra la Fugga in Egitto)

Edition: This is from a set of trial proofs, probably printed in Germany (see wiping marks); there are 8 other trial proofs at the National Gallery of Art, 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and 13 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Marks: Watermark: Standing kings with star

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: F.W. or F.A.W. (not in Lugt)

Bibliography: De Vesme 2; Rizzi 68; Russell 59; DAC exhibition catalog by Elise K. Kenney, 1988; Old Master Prints 1480–1800 (R.S. Johnson International catalog for fall 1983), cat. no. 55, p. 92 (Chicago, IL: R.S. Johnson International, 1983); see original DAC catalog card.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1946

Accession Number: 1946.D2.33.2

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Bible, coats of arms*, frontispieces (illustrations)*, New Testament, religions, religious art*, series (groups)*

Bible
coats of arms - Use for devices that include the full display of armorial bearings: the escutcheon plus its adjuncts (helm, crest, mantling, motto, supporters). [November 1992 descriptor moved.]
frontispieces (illustrations) - Use for illustrations on the first page of a book, usually facing the title page. MEGGS
New Testament
religions
religious art - Use broadly for art depicting religious subjects or for art used in worship. [September 1993 descriptor added.]
series (groups) - Use for related publications issued successively, especially those bearing a collective as well as an individual title; and, in the visual arts, for groups of works by a single artist having a specific and purposeful relation among the works. [March 1993 descriptor changed, was 'series'; alternate term added; descriptor moved. January 1991 scope note added.]

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plate Dimensions: 189 x 238 mm (7.4 x 9.4 in.)

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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Italian, (1727–1804) . Arms of Carl Philipp von Greiffenflau, Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg, 1750-1753. From Picturesque Ideas on the Flight into Egypt (Idee pittoresche sopra la Fugga in Egitto). Etching on laid paper. plate : 189 x 238 mm (7.4 x 9.4 in.). DAC accession number 1946.D2.33.2. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1946. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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