Artist: Pietro Martire Neri (Italy, 1691-1661), after.
Engraver: Albert Clouwet (Dutch, 1636– 1679).
Title: Portrait of Cardinal Pietro I Vidoni. Pietro Vidoni (1610 – 1681) was an Italian cardinal who served from 1652 to 1660 as the papal legate and nuncio to Poland.
Signed and Titled: Inscription content: Lettered within tablet with title, "P. Martyr Neri Cremon: Pinx et deli" and below image with production details: "A. Clouuet Sculp" and "Io. Iacobus de Rubeis formis Romae ad Templum pacis cum privil S. Pontif".
Dimensions: Sheet 7 1/2" x % 5/8". Mat 13 3/8"x 11 3/4".
Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi (Italy, 1627-1691). Publisher; son of Giuseppe; younger brother and successor in 1653 of Giovanni Domenico. He was succeeded by his own son Domenico.
Date: 1660-1676.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper, margins extended with wove paper.
Watermark: yes.
Mat and Frame: matted.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed margins. Foxing on the extended supporting frame. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: This is one from a series of 68 portraits (and title) of cardinals published by Rossi (1658-1676).
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum Bb,12.808.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Flemish School XVII C. Italian School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.