Seated Young Man with a Book
Artist
John Skippe
(English, 1742 - 1811)
Date1785
MediumChiaroscuro woodcut in four blocks wih ochre and olive tone blocs and a dark brown line block
DimensionsImage: 7 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (18.7 x 16 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Robert Getscher from the Getscher-Wilkinson Collection
CultureBritish
Catalogue raisonnéNagler, 23; Le Blanc, 23; Kennedy, 157
Object numberPC2014.14.73
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionYoung, semi-nude figure of a man, twisting at the torso, looking up to the right. Perhaps after a work by Michelangelo. This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
c. 1723
1931; printed 1981
2015
1591-93