MAG Collection - Menippus the Philosopher

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Menippus the Philosopher

1778
14 3/16 x 10 15/16 in. (36 x 27.8 cm)

Francisco Goya y Lucientes
Spanish (1746 - 1828)
Diego Velázquez
Spanish (1599 - 1660)

Object Type: Print

Medium and Support: Etching and drypoint on laid paper

Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. James H. Lockhart, Jr.

Accession Number: 1992.55

Link to this object

Location: Not currently on view

Collection: Lockhart Collection

After a painting by Diego Velázquez

Bibliography

References: Tomás Harris, "Goya: Engravings and Lithographs," in 2 volumes, Oxford, 1964: 14 I.2 (early proof with the lower text in pen and ink)

Provenance

Georges Provót, Paris; Dr. Zdenko Bruck, Bern; Otto Schäfer (1912-2000), Schweinfurt, Germany; Dr. and Mrs. James H. Lockhart, Jr., Geneseo, New York; their gift to the Gallery in 1992

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Drawings & Prints from the James H. Lockhart Collection 11/13/1959 - 12/6/1959
For the Enjoyment of Art: Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. James H. Lockhart, Jr. 12/9/1995 - 5/12/1996
Visions in Black and White: The Graphic Work of Max Klinger 5/16/2014 - 8/17/2014

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Candace J. Adelson, ed. For the Enjoyment of Art: Gifts of Dr. and Mrs. James Lockhart, Jr.. Rochester, New York: University of Rochester Press, 1995.
Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
Article Scope: Entry. Tomás Harris. Goya: engravings and lithographs. Oxford, England: B. Cassirer, 1964. Volume Number: I
Nancy E. Green. For the Enjoyment of Art: The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. James H. Lockhart, Jr. at the Memorial Art Gallery. Ithaca, NY: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, 1996.

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This object is a member of the following portfolios:

18th Century European Art

All Graphic Arts

Intaglio Prints

Visions in Black and White: The Graphic Work of Max Klinger