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Untitled

Salvador Zapata

1798

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism 18th Century

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Untitled is a 1798 by Salvador Zapata, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Salvador Zapata
When & what style?: 1798 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Salvador Zapata made this print in Mexico City between 1786 and 1810. Prints then moved between workshops like trading cards. After a shop closed, the plates often ended up in another printmaker’s hands. This habit made it hard to know who really made what. The Victoria and Albert Museum bought this sheet in 1922 with 151 others. Most were once thought Spanish, but experts now link many to Mexico City. Look up the museum that keeps this print.

The story of this work

Overview

This print, attributed to Salvador Zapata and produced in late 18th-century Mexico City, depicts Colette of Corbie holding a shepherd's staff and a cross, with a Latin prayer below. The work was likely created during Spanish colonial rule, before Mexico's independence, and reflects the period's practice of reissuing and reattributing designs among workshops. The address "Calle de la Profesa" suggests it was produced by Ignacio Garcia de las Prietas' workshop, which was active between 1786 and 1809. The print was part of a larger collection of 151 works, many of which were reprinted or…

Read the full account in the museum source.