An old man in a wheelchair is fed by three boys; around him a family goes about its business. Etching by F. Vasconi after P.L. Ghezzi, 1719.
- Ghezzi, Pier Leone, 1674-1755.
- Date:
- 1719
- Reference:
- 17937i
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Rome : [publisher not identified], 1719.
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1 print : etching ; image 26.1 x 34.9 cm
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Grillo per le tue orecchie alte, eleggiadre guardami in carità del mal del padre. Per cert' infermita fiera e nascosa che tutto m afferro ddal capo a i piedi in quaesta cariola dolorosa lasso, ridotto son come tu vedi e debbotrareper destin fatale la medicina donde uene il male. Eques Petrus Leo Ghezzius inv. et delin. Philippus Vasconius sculp. Romae an. 1719
All lettering contained on two sheets in bottom-right hand corner by infant's cot
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Wellcome Collection 17937i
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