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Walter Scott Image Collection
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Walter Scott Image Collection
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0030150
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Licence:
Shelfmark:
Corson P.7044
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Corson P.7044
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Title:
Correggio: After a Head by Himself in the Cathedral of Parma
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Correggio: After a Head by Himself in the Cathedral of Parma
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Steel engraved portrait of Correggio by H. Meyer after a self-portrait
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Steel engraved portrait of Correggio by H. Meyer after a self-portrait
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Creator:
Correggio
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Correggio
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Creator Role:
Artist
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Associate Creator:
Meyer, Henry Hoppner
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Meyer, Henry Hoppner
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Associate Creator Role:
Engraver
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Date:
1853
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1853
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Description:
Engraved portrait of the Italian artist Correggio (1489?-1534). On first viewing Raphael's 'St Cecilia' at Bologna, Correggio exclaimed 'Anch'io son' pittore' ('I too am a painter!'). Sir Walter Scott quoted Correggio's words in a letter to Sir George Beaumont, dated 28 August 1825, to describe his passion for planning the buildings and plantations of his Abbotsford estate. In his Life of Napoleon Buonaparte (1827-28), Scott also describes how the peace treaty between the French general and the Duke of Parma (1796) stipulated for the delivery to France of twenty masterpieces from the Duke's collections, including Correggio's 'St Jerome'. The Duke offered two million 'livres' in place of the Correggio, but Napoleon replied that the millions would soon be spent, whereas the painting would be an ornament to Paris for ages, and would inspire future masterpieces.
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Engraved portrait of the Italian artist Correggio (1489?-1534). On first viewing Raphael's 'St Cecilia' at Bologna, Correggio exclaimed 'Anch'io son' pittore' ('I too am a painter!'). Sir Walter Scott quoted Correggio's words in a letter to Sir George Beaumont, dated 28 August 1825, to describe his passion for planning the buildings and plantations of his Abbotsford estate. In his Life of Napoleon Buonaparte (1827-28), Scott also describes how the peace treaty between the French general and the Duke of Parma (1796) stipulated for the delivery to France of twenty masterpieces from the Duke's collections, including Correggio's 'St Jerome'. The Duke offered two million 'livres' in place of the Correggio, but Napoleon replied that the millions would soon be spent, whereas the painting would be an ornament to Paris for ages, and would inspire future masterpieces.
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Work Type:
Engraving
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Engraving
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Measurement:
17.9 x 22.9cm (7 1/16 x 9")
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17.9 x 22.9cm (7 1/16 x 9")
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Material:
Ink
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Material:
Paper
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Paper
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Technique:
Steel Engraving
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Steel Engraving
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Location:
TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
Corson Collection
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Corson Collection
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Source:
The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, vol. I. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1853
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The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, vol. I. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1853
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Subject Person:
Correggio
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Correggio
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Subject Person:
Scott, Walter, Sir
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Category:
Books and reading
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Books and reading
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Portraits
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Related Work Title:
[Portraits]
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Derivative TIFF
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48626120
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Repro Capture Date:
24/04/2012 13:25:00
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24/04/2012 13:25:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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