CERVETTO, JACOB

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $150

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(MUSIC)

Place

London, 1774

Description

Nosee. Caricature portrait, almost whole length, seated, playing violoncello. From Comic Prints of Characters, Caricatures, Macaronies, etc. (1776)

references

Rubens 669

summary

Jacob Cervetto, or as he was known in his native Italy, Giacobbe Basevi-Cervetto (1682?-1783), excelled as a performer on the violoncello, and was responsible for the introduction of the instrument to England

4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches

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