Francesco Bernardi (ca. 168–ca. 1750), calles Il Senesino
Represented work of art
Printmaker
Alexander van Haecken
(1701–1758)
Dimensions0.355 x 0.248 (14 x 9 3/4 inches)
Date made
- 1735
Work type
Subject
Technique
- mezzotint
Inscription
- Inscribed: THO: HUDSON PINXIT. /ALEX VANHAECKEN FE. 1735. /Royal Academy of arts cesco BERNARDI SENESINO; and on the music: Giulio Cesare.
Provenance
- artist's sale, Christie's, 26 February 1785 (13-assinsino")
Exhibition history
- Kenwood, Thomas Hudson 1701-99, 1979 (5)
Publication history
- Vertue VI, p. 192; CS 13; King no. 198; Miles no. 18 and p. 18
Notes
- Sitter was famous castrato singer from Sienna, brought to London by Handel in 1720.This engraving is the first time Hudson's name can be linked with the Van Aken family.
Current owner
British Museum
Owner accession numbers1922,0612.15
Owner’s online record
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
British Museum
Photograph Source
British Museum
Negative NumberCOLL: 1902-10-11-1305"
Archival context
Object numberPA-F08351-0037
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Artists, A–Z
- Folder:Portraits: Male, A-D (except Barnstaple Worthies)
- Item:Francesco Bernardi (ca. 168–ca. 1750), calles Il Senesino
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of works by artists who were British by birth, foreign artists who worked in Britain or foreign artists who painted British sitters abroad. The works featured date from c.1500 to c.1900. The images in this series form by far the largest part of the Photographic Archive. Images remain in their original order: organised A–Z by artist name. Significant artists, or those for which there is a wealth of material, have multiple folders of images. In these cases, images are further subdivided by genre or type, depending on the artist. They may also be organised in ‘catalogue raisonné order’. The images predominantly depict oil paintings but prints and other works on paper are also included.
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