Intermediary draughtsman: Giuseppe Zocchi (Italy, 1717 (or 1711?)-1767), draughtsman and etcher in Florence, after.
Engraver: Francesco Allegrini (Italy, 1729-c. 1770), an engraver in Florence.
Title: Portrait of Laudomina Iacobi Acciaiuolii, wife of Pierfrancesco de' Medici.
Signed, Numbered, Titled, and Dated: Lettered in tablet 'Laudomina Iacobi Acciaiuolii, et Tan / ciæ de Bardis F. Petri Franc. Med. Uxor' and lettered in garland 'Forma Nisi In Veras Non Cardit Illa Deas'; with production details 'J.Z. del.', 'F.A. Sc.' and 'Ex Mus. Senat. Equit. March. Ant. Franc. Acciaiuoli Toriglioni / ap. Ios. Allegrini. Floren.'
Dimensions: Plate mark 14" x 10 1/4". Sheet 16 3/4" x 13 1/2". (folded edges).
Publisher: Giuseppe Allegrini (Italy, 1744-1778 (fl), publisher, printer, and engraver in Florence.
Date: 1750-1760 (circa).
Materials and Techniques: engraving and etching on laid paper.
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: margins are folded. Remnants of mounting paper recto, creases, soiling. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: series of portraits of the Medici family published by Allegrini to supplement those in the earlier series engraved by Adrian Haelwegh.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1871,1209.1186.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from The British Museum collection.