Antonio Zezon
Royal Navy: Ensign - Lithograph by Antonio Zezon - 1855
1855

Name: Royal Navy: Ensign - Lithograph by Antonio Zezon - 1855
Brand: Antonio Zezon
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About the Item

Royal Navy: Ensign is an original lithograph by Antonio Zezon. Naples 1855. Interesting colored lithograph which describes the Navy: in the lithograph there are a Marine Guard and an aspiring Marine Guard in dressing uniform. In excellent condition, the print belongs to one of the most famous lithographic collections of the artist: The uniforms of the Bourbon Army and Navy. On the bottom of the lithograph you find the titlt of the work "ARMATA DI MARE", alongside with the roles of the figures illustrated in it "Guardia Marini e Aspiranti Guardiamarini in Gran tenuta ", the place and date to which it belongs "Napoli, 1855", finally also the author of the lithograph "A. Zezon Lit." and the draftsman from whom it was taken "A. Di Lorenzo Dis.". Antonio Zezon (1803-1881): After a working period at the Ministry of War, he devoted himself to lithography and publishing. Little is know about his activity as a painter. In 1830 he partecipated in one of the exhibitions of the Royal Bourbon Museum with a view of the courtyard of the church of Santa Chiara. He is remembered as a lithographer for: The biographical and lithographic collection of the most illustrious men of every age and nation, dedicated to the Prince of Salerno (Naples 1835); The History of the Kingdom of Naples from the foundation of the Monarchy to the XIX century (1839); The Pictorial Museum of Pictures of the Royal Galleries of Europe (1840). Between 1850 and 1856, he created a work sold in installments on The uniforms of the Bourbon army and navy. It had the lithographic plant in the Royal Palace in Naples.

Creator:

Antonio Zezon

Creation Year:

1855

Dimensions:

Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)Width: 12.21 in (31 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Movement & Style:

Modern

Period:

1850-1859