Alessandro Cagliostro also called Alessandro, Count of Cagliostro, born Giuseppe Balsamo (Palermo 1743 - San Leo 1795) was an Italian adventurer.
| Artist |
Christoph Guérin
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Christoph Guérin
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| Title | Portrait of Alessandro Cagliostro |
| Date | 1781 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, below: LE COMTE DE CAGLIOSTRO. / De l'Ami des humains reconnoissez les traits, / Tous ses jours sont marqués par de nouveaux bienfaits. / Il prolonge la vie, il secourt l'indigence, / Le plaisir d'être utile est seul sa récompense. |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
etching
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-RD |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-RD |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8875/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 46A85 adventurer Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 49G91 quack, charlatan, mountebank, 'saltimbanco' Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(ALESSANDRO CAGLIOSTRO) historical person (ALESSANDRO CAGLIOSTRO) Iconclass |
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