Art Archive

Raphael Morghen

Raphael Morghen was a reproductive engraver whose burin work carried the great compositions of European painting and sculpture into print. His plates range across religious subjects, from the Holy Family and the sleeping Christ child to the Last Supper, alongside mythological scenes such as Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus and monumental tombs. This archive gathers twenty of his engravings, several preserved in multiple states, with impressions up to 1827.

20 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

Raphael Morghen — The infant Bacchus seated under a tree, holding up a wine glass, with another infant behind him at left
The infant Bacchus seated under a tree, holding up a wine glass, with another infant behind him at left
1780 · Engraving
 Raphael Morghen — Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus
Apollo and the Muses on Parnassus
1784 · Engraving
 Raphael Morghen — The Holy Family, with the Christ child asleep in the Virgin's lap
The Holy Family, with the Christ child asleep in the Virgin's lap
1786 · Engraving; third state of three
 Raphael Morghen — Lady Hamilton as the Comic Muse, Thalia (1791, Met-Objekt 6074)
Lady Hamilton as the Comic Muse, Thalia (1791, Met-Objekt 6074)
1791 · Engraving; second state of two
 Raphael Morghen — Lady Hamilton as the Comic Muse, Thalia (1791, Met-Objekt 6079)
Lady Hamilton as the Comic Muse, Thalia (1791, Met-Objekt 6079)
1791 · Engraving; second state of two
 Raphael Morghen — Madonna of the chair (Madonna della Seggiola)
Madonna of the chair (Madonna della Seggiola)
1793 · Engraving; twelfth state of fourteen
 Raphael Morghen — Charity with three small children
Charity with three small children
1795 · Engraving
 Raphael Morghen — The Madonna embracing the sleeping Christ child
The Madonna embracing the sleeping Christ child
1797 · Engraving; fifth state of six
 Raphael Morghen — The Last Supper (1800)
The Last Supper (1800)
1800 · Engraving
 Raphael Morghen — The Archangel Gabriel
The Archangel Gabriel
1800 · Crayon-manner; second state of two
 Raphael Morghen — Mary Magdalene, penitent in the desert
Mary Magdalene, penitent in the desert
1801 · Engraving; first state of six
 Raphael Morghen — La Fornarina
La Fornarina
1814 · Engraving; fourth state of four
 Raphael Morghen — Madonna del Cardellino
Madonna del Cardellino
1814 · Engraving; fourth state of four
 Raphael Morghen — La Madonna del Latte
La Madonna del Latte
1815 · Engraving; third state of three
 Raphael Morghen — Christ proclaiming the law
Christ proclaiming the law
1817 · Engraving; third state of four
 Raphael Morghen — Portrait of Doña Isabel de Requesens y Enrìques de Cardona-Anglesola (formerly identified as Joanna of Aragon)
Portrait of Doña Isabel de Requesens y Enrìques de Cardona-Anglesola (formerly identified as Joanna of Aragon)
1821 · Engraving; third state of four
 Raphael Morghen — Madonna del Granduca
Madonna del Granduca
1823 · Engraving; fourth state of four
 Raphael Morghen — Poetry, a woman with a laurel crown
Poetry, a woman with a laurel crown
1827 · Engraving; fourth state of five
 Raphael Morghen — The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the infant Saint John the Baptist, holding a goldfinch on a string (ca. 1778–86)
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the infant Saint John the Baptist, holding a goldfinch on a string (ca. 1778–86)
ca. 1778–86 · Engraving
 Raphael Morghen — The Tomb of Pope Clement XIII Rezzonico in the Vatican
The Tomb of Pope Clement XIII Rezzonico in the Vatican
ca. 1790 · Engraving