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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Parmigiani Amica: An 18th Century Engraving and Etching by Strange After Mazzola
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century engraving and etching entitled "Parmigiani Amica" by Robert Strange after a painting by Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, better known as Parmigianino, who lived during the Renaissance period. It was published in London in 1774. As the inscription states, the painting was in the collection of the King of Naples at the time the engraving was made. The engraving depicts a half-length portrait of a young woman, known as Parmigiani's Amica (meaning "female friend" in Italian). She is depicted wearing a simple but elegant dress with a low-cut neckline, which reveals her delicate features and graceful neck. Her hair is arranged in a simple yet stylish manner. She is turning to the right to look lovingly at her infant, which she is holding with her right arm. She is touching the baby's mouth with her left hand. The background of the engraving is plain and unadorned, allowing the viewer to focus entirely on the subject of the portrait. The result is a beautiful and timeless image that captures the essence of Renaissance portraiture.
The engraving is printed on watermarked paper. The sheet measures 16.25" high and 12' wide. The sheet is adhered to paper in its upper corners and it has been removed from the paper in its lower corners. There is some mild discoloration and some wrinkling in the margins, including the lower inscription area, and a small dark spot in the upper margin, which may represent a drop of ink occuring at the time of printing. These issues do not involve the image, which is in very good condition. The print is held by several museums and institutions, including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The British Museum in London, The Royal Museums of the UK, The British National Trust...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching
Festival Procession Of A Daimyo - Original Woodblock Print
Located in Soquel, CA
Procession Of A Daimyo - Original Woodblock Print
Original woodblock print depicting the procession of a Daimyo. Ten Japanese soldiers are seen as they aid in transporting the Daimy...
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Edo 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Ink, Wood Panel, Rice Paper
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Ni asi la Distingue - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
"Ni asi la Distingue" is an original aquatint realized by Francisco Goya in 1799, from Los Caprichos series, Plate 7, first edition.
Rare and in ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Aquatint
OBSEQUIO á el MAESTRO (‘A gift for the master’)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCISCO de GOYA y LUCIENTES (1746 -1828)
OBSEQUIO á el MAESTRO (‘A gift for the master’) Plate 47 from the 1st edition of Los Caprichos (Blas, ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Aquatint
The Triumph of Caesar: Plate IV of IX
By Andrea Mantegna
Located in Middletown, NY
Andreani, Andrea, after Andrea Mantegna
The Triumph of Caesar: Plate IV of IX
1599. Chiaroscuro woodcut in colors printed from four blocks on laid paper in dark brown, grey, and thr...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Ink, Woodcut
Castle and Town of Tanlay, French architecture, mid 17th century engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Prosp du Chasteau et Bourg de Tanlay'
Copper-line engraving by Matthaeus Merian.
From 'Topographia Galliae', a fine series of engravings of 17th-century French landscapes, garden...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Ancient Map - Zeilan - Etching by Johannes Janssonius - 1650s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Map - Zeilan is an ancient map realized in 1650 by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664).
The Map is Hand-colored etching, with coeval watercoloring.
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Amaranthus tricolor: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Amaranthus Tricolor", depicting a flowering Amaranthus Tricolor plant from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. Amaranthus tricolor, known as edible amaranth, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Amaranthus. The plant is often cultivated for ornamental and culinary purposes. Cultivars have a striking yellow, red, and green foliage. It is known as Joseph's coat in some areas, after the biblical figure Joseph, who is said to have worn a coat of many colors. Amaranthus tricolor is one of several species of amaranth cultivated in warm regions across the world.
This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper with very wide margins. There is a short crease in the upper right corner, mild irregularity of the left, right and lower edges and some bleed-through of text from the verso. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. The sheet measures 22.13" high and 17.13" wide.
Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Goddess - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some foxing and folding ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Card Game: An Early 17th Century Engraving by A. Voet after Cornelis de Vos
By Alexander Voet
Located in Alamo, CA
A 17th century engraving entitled "The Card Game" by old master artist Alexander de Voet after a painting by Cornelis de Vos, created in 1632. The pain...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Terence, Ancient Roman, C18th Grand Tour Classical antique engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Terenzio' (Terence)
Copper-line engraving by Silvestro Pomared after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. Plate number top right corner of image.
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (1692–1768) w...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
White-throated Capuchin Monkey: Framed Audebert 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 18th century folio-sized colored stipple engraving with hand-finishing entitled "Le Sai a gorge blanche. Variete A. Buff. Simia capucina. v.a.", which was drawn and engraved by Jean Baptiste Audebert...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Bearded man in turban and fur
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream wove paper, 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches (120 x 95 mm), wide margins. Scattered light surface soiling, unevenly trimmed wide margins, all consistent with age. Likely printed...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Chateau de Verneuil
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving with hand coloring and heightening in watercolor on two leaves of expertly conjoined handmade laid paper, one leaf with a large watermark a feathered dragon, 7 1/4 x 11 1/4...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Sir. John Powell, Knight: Early 18th C. Engraved Portrait After William Sherwin
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an early 18th century portrait of Sir John Powell entitled "The Honorable Sr. John Powell, Knight. one of the Justices of her Majesties' Court of Common Pleas. Ano. D 1711". It was engraved and published by John King in London in 1711, after an earlier work by William Sherwin. The engraving depicts a bust length portrait of Powell wearing an elaborate fir-trimmed robe and collar. The portrait is encompassed in an ornate oval frame, sitting on a pedestal with an impressive coat-of-arms below.
This engraved portrait is printed on laid, chain-linked watermarked cream-colored paper The sheet measures 15.25" high and 11.38" wide. It is adhered to an archival thick card at the upper corners, There is a 1/8" tear at the lower edge of the sheet, but the print is otherwise in very good condition. This engraving is held by museums and institutions, including the British Museum and the Harvard University Art Museum.
Sir John Powell (1632-1696) was an English lawyer and judge who served as a justice of the King's Bench from 1683 until his death. He was born in Glamorganshire, Wales, and studied at Jesus College, Oxford, before being called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1656. Powell was known for his staunch support of the monarchy and the Church of England, and he played a prominent role in the trial of the Whig leader Lord William Russell in 1683, which resulted in Russell's execution for his alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate King Charles II. Powell was also involved in the trials of several other prominent Whig politicians, including Algernon Sidney and Titus Oates. In addition to his work as a judge, Powell was also a member of Parliament for various constituencies throughout his career, and he served as Solicitor General and Attorney General for Wales under King James II. However, he opposed James's efforts to promote Catholicism and supported the Glorious Revolution of 1688, which led to James's overthrow and the installation of William and Mary as joint monarchs.
Powell was known for his intellectual rigor and his legal expertise, and he authored several influential legal treatises during his lifetime. He was widely respected by his peers and by the legal community as a whole, and his legacy as a jurist and judge continues to be celebrated today.
William Sherwin (1645-1709) was an English engraver who worked during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and is known for his high-quality engravings of various subjects, including portraits, landscapes, and architectural views. Sherwin was trained as an engraver and worked as an apprentice to the renowned engraver Robert White. After completing his training, he went on to establish his own studio in London, where he produced a significant body of work over the course of his career. One of Sherwin's most famous works is his engraving of the portrait of John Locke...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Veduta della Spelonca, detta il Bergantino - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1762
Located in Roma, IT
Veduta della Spelonca, detta il Bergantino is an original etching realized by G. B. Piranesi in 1762.
Image Dimensions: 43 x 63 cm
Very good condition.
Ref. Ficacci., p.442
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Donde va Mama from Los Caprichos - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
Located in Roma, IT
Donde va Mama from Los Caprichos is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799.
Etching and aqua...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Flowering Henbane : A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting flowering "Hyosciamus albus and Hyosciamus vulgaris" (Henbane) plants from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensi...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet A - Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet A, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
G...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, Set of 6
Located in Richmond, GB
A group of mezzotint engravings of flowers from: "Phytanthoza Iconographia", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-174...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Mezzotint
Flowering Dragonmouth: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century hand colored botanical engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) depicting the following flowering sage plants:...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Mezzotint
Flowering Cactus Engraving
Located in New York, NY
Original engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann from "Phytanthosa Iconographia." Ratisbon, 1737-1745.
This plate: Cereus Minimus Serpens Americanus. [Cactus].
Mezzotint engraving print...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper
The Flight into Egypt: Altered from Seghers, Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - The Flight into Egypt: Altered from Seghers, Year: Of Original 1653, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 8.5 x 11 inches, S...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Peacock Butterfly, Moth & Botanical: An 18th C. Hand-colored M. Harris Engraving
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare, original first edition hand-colored engraving of Peacock Butterflies and Water Betony Moths depicted in their natural botanical environment, which is plate 8 from Mos...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Buttercup Flowers: A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting Ranunculus (Persian Buttercup) flowers from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713.
This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thick laid chain-linked paper. There is latin text on the verso. There are central horizontal creases and two small holes on the right and another in the left lower corner. It is otherwise in excellent condition.
Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Insect Engraving
Located in New York, NY
Seba, Albertus.
Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio, et iconibus artificiossimis expressio, per universam physices historiam.
Amsterdam, Wetsten, Smith, Jans...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper
$575 Sale Price
23% Off
Union - Whom --- Has Join'd, Let No Man put Asunder!
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching and engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on cream laid paper. 6 3/4 X 9 5/8 inches (170 x 244 mm), margins trimmed, image intact. Rubbing in the lower left image area obscuring the publishing information (which reads Published by Mm. Darchery, St. James Street March 11, 1783), scattered light foxing, corner loss, top left corner, well outside of image area. "SMP" collector's stamp in red ink on the verso (not in Lugt), and the name "Renier" and the initials "AR" in black ink on the verso. Colors are extremely fresh. Impressions of this work may be found in the permanent collection of the British Museum, and the Yale Center for British Art.
Ex-Collection of Anne & Ferdinand Gabriel (F.G.) Renier, reknowned for their inspriational collection of children's books and works on paper, now housed in the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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The devil officiates at the wedding of Tory Lord North, and Charles James Fox, the Whig statesman whose career spanned almost four decades in Parliament. The satirical scene is the signing of the Fox-North coalition, which was a short-lived partnership the two formed while combining forces in the House of Commons to oust then Prime Minister William Petty, Earl of Shelburne. Fox had fallen out of favor with the Irish born Shelburne, also a Whig, whose ministry remained in power just long enough to see the American War of Independence...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737)
Title: "Meridies; Der Mittag (Noon; The Midday)"
Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)
Year: 1723
Medium: Original Etching and Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: likely Johann Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, Germany
Publisher: Jeremias Wolff (Erben), Augsburg, Germany
Reference: Le Blanc No. 255, 38; Nagler No. 23
Sheet size: 22.5" x 16.32"
Image size: 18.13" x 14.32"
Condition: Soft handling creases and folds to sheet. A few light areas of staining and scattered small areas of discoloration in margins. Two small tears skillfully repaired from verso in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition with full margins
Extremely rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by German artist Johann Balthasar Probst (1673-1750) after a drawing by German artist Johann Daniel Preissler (1666-1737). Comes from Preissler's 1723 "Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)" portfolio of four etchings and engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Descriptions of the portrayed image are printed in Latin and German.
Biography:
Johann Daniel Preissler, or Preisler (1666–1737) was a German painter and director of Nuremberg's Academy of Fine Arts. He was a notable member of a German artistic family, originating in Bohemia. His children included Johann Justin Preissler (1698–1771), Georg Martin Preisler (1700–1754), Barbara Helena Preisler (1707–1758; married to Oeding), Johan Martin Preisler (1715–1794), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717–1765), all in their time renowned artists. Most notable for his portraits, nudes and history paintings, Johann Daniel Preissler also produced drawings and frescoes. He was particularly known beyond his native Nuremberg for his "Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic", a sequence of works on art theory – the individual works were translated into several other languages and served as textbooks for students such as the Swiss Salomon Gessner...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
"February Bouquet" from 'The Twelve Months of Flowers' series by Robert Furber
By Robert Furber
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed hand-colored engraving entitled "February Bouquet" is from 'The Twelve Months of Flowers' by Henry Furber, published in London in 1730 by Robert Sayer and John King. Each of the twelve hand-colored engravings in the book were produced from paintings by Pieter Casteels (1684-1749) and engraved by Henry Fletcher (1710-1753). The book featured twelve detailed engravings of seasonal plants in bloom in the form of a bouquet. More than 400 different species of flowering plants were included with each plant numbered and accompanied by a list of the corresponding species names. Thirty-five species of flowers are depicted in this engraving in a bouquet sitting in an ornate attractive bowl. A few of the flowers lie loose on a table. The flower species are listed in a table in the lower portion of the plate, along with the month that these flowers are in bloom.
This colorful print is presented in a gold-colored wood frame with a cream-colored double mat with a heather green inner mat. The frame measures 23.5" High, 19" wide and 1.63" deep. There are a few small frame abrasions, but the print is in very good condition.
Robert Furber...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Galleria grande di Statue
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Galleria grande di Statue
Etching, 1743
Signed lower left corner of the plate
From: Prima Parte, 1743
Second edition: 1750-1778
Watermark: R 37-39
A lifetime impression printed during Piranesi’s life, before the plates are moved to Paris by his sons in the 1790’s
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 14 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches
Reference: Robison 2 iii/V
Piranesi In Rome: Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive
"Although Piranesi studied architecture in Venice, he never was able to find work in the field other than a few jobs involving remodeling in Rome. While Piranesi was struggling to support his architectural endeavors upon his arrival in Rome in 1740, he spent a short period of time in the studio of master painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) in addition to his apprenticeship with Giuseppe Vasi. The first production of Piranesi’s early years in Rome and a culmination of his training under Vasi, Tiepolo, and his uncle, was the Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive (1743). The Prima Parte was a collection of twelve etchings of imaginary temples, palaces, ruins, and a prison. During this time, Piranesi was still developing the unique style of etching he is known for today, and as such the Prima Parte differs significantly in technique compared to later works. In the Frontispiece of the Prima Parte, Piranesi’s lines are definite and exact with very little flow to them, designed in the form of traditional etching. The detail is immaculate, and yet perspective of the piece is oddly simple and familiar to the viewer. Piranesi’s technique employs miniscule markings and lines, intricately woven together to create a stippling effect. The Prima Parte, described as “rigid” by art historian Jonathan Scott, came to be seen as a stark contrast to his later sketches, which were much lighter and freer. Influenced by the style of Tiepolo, which epitomized the lightness and brightness of the Rococo period, Piranesi adopted some of the more painterly techniques of the masters he apprenticed under. Piranesi made the medium of etching appear as though it was a sketch or a painting, hence a “freer” and more fluid design in his later works. For example, the frontispiece of the Prima Parte read as an etching to Piranesi’s audience, but in his later vedute, the style of etching almost appears to be made of brushstrokes. Moreover, at the same time Piranesi was working on the Prima Parte, he aided the artist Giambattista Nolli. There is a small section of Nolli’s map...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Banana Plant: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of banana plants, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Banana 2. Mauze, Baradis-feigen", p...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Mezzotint
View of the Capitoline Hill - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1775
Located in Roma, IT
View of the Capitoline Hill is an original etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1775.
Very precious and rare lifetime impression. Roman edition. II ...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Butterflies & Moths in a Landscape: 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving by M. Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare, original first edition hand-colored engraving depicting the natural history of butterflies and moths, which is plate 10 from Moses Harris' publication "The Aurelian: ...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Epirus Albania - Etching by Johannes Janssonius - 1650s
Located in Roma, IT
Epirus Albania is an ancient map realized in 1650 by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664).
Good conditions.
From Atlantis majoris quinta pars, Orbem maritimum [Novus Atlas, volume V: ca...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Old Master French Noblemen Engraving by Crispin de Passe
Located in New York, NY
Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670)
Untitled (French Noblemen on Horseback), c. 1620-1660
Engraving
Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.
Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in.
Inscribed in p...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
French 18th century bucolic scene, soft ground etching, style of Boucher, c1770,
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Fine soft ground etching printed in a orange / red ink on laid paper. A French etching in the manner of Boucher. A shepherd and shepherdess rest by water among sheep, goats a donkey ...
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Romantic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Crucifixion: 18th Century Etching by Conrad Metz after Daniele da Volterra
Located in Alamo, CA
"Crucifixion" is an etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink by Conrad M. Metz after a painting by Daniele da Volterra. It was published in London in 1789 in 'Imitations Of Ancient...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Castle of Irrois in Champagne, French architecture, mid 17th century engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Prosp. du Chasteau de Irrois en Champagne'
Copper-line engraving by Matthaeus Merian.
From 'Topographia Galliae', a fine series of engravings of 17th-century French landscapes, g...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Piranesi, Hand Coloured Period Engraving, Vue d'un Superb Palais de Rome
Located in Cotignac, FR
A fine hand coloured 18th Century engraving after the original by Piranesi (Rome 1743), published by Danisy, Paris. Presented in period gold leaf frame, under glass.
Piranesi was born in Venice, in the parish of S. Moisè where he was baptised. His father was a stonemason. His brother Andrea introduced him to Latin literature and ancient Greco-Roman civilization, and later he was apprenticed under his uncle, Matteo Lucchesi, who was a leading architect in Magistrato delle Acque, the state organization responsible for engineering and restoring historical buildings.
From 1740, he had an opportunity to work in Rome as a draughtsman for Marco Foscarini, the Venetian ambassador of the new Pope Benedict XIV. He resided in the Palazzo Venezia and studied under Giuseppe Vasi, who introduced him to the art of etching and engraving of the city and its monuments. Giuseppe Vasi found Piranesi's talent was much greater than that of a mere engraver. According to Legrand, Vasi told Piranesi that "you are too much of a painter, my friend, to be an engraver."
After his studies with Vasi, he collaborated with pupils of the French Academy in Rome to produce a series of vedute (views) of the city; his first work was Prima parte di Architettura e Prospettive (1743), followed in 1745 by Varie Vedute di Roma Antica e Moderna.
From 1743 to 1747, he was mainly in Venice where, according to some sources, he often visited Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a leading artist in Venice. It was Tiepolo who expanded the restrictive conventions of reproductive, topographical and antiquarian engravings. He then returned to Rome, where he opened a workshop in Via del Corso. In 1748–1774, he created an important series of vedute of the city which established his fame. In the meantime Piranesi devoted himself to the measurement of many of the ancient buildings: this led to the publication of Le Antichità Romane de' tempo della prima Repubblica e dei primi imperatori ("Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Le Cerf De Corse - Etching by Buvée l'Américain - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Cerf De Corse is an artwork realized by Buvée l'Américain in 1771.
Etching B./W. print on ivory paper.
The artwork belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et par...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Benjamin West, history painter, portrait, soft ground etching, 1809
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Benj. West RA'
Soft ground etching by William Daniell RA (1769-1837) after George Dance the Younger (1741-1825), 1809.
Benjamin West PRA (1738 – 1820) was an Anglo-American painter of historical scenes around and after the time of the American War of Independence...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching
Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli.
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Frankfort, Germany: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 16th century original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Frankfort, Germany entitled "Francenbergum, vel ut alij Francoburgum Hassiae Opp" by Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg, from their famous city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", published in Cologne, Germany in 1595.
This is an English translation of an excerpt from the original text in the atlas:
"Frankenberg or, according to others, Francoburgum, a town in Hesse. Charlemagne vested the town of Frankenberg with many freedoms and privileges, which it still enjoys to this day, and on account of its valiant and victorious soldiers awarded a signet, upon which there formerly appeared a golden castle with a tower, together with the letter F and a golden crown.
Frankenberg, seen here from the northeast, lies on a hill above the River Eder. The hillside is covered with fields neatly separated by bushes and fences. Soaring above the town is the massive Liebfrauenkirche, which was modelled on St Elizabeth's church in Marburg. The New Town was founded in 1335 at the foot of the hill (right) and merged with the Old Town as late as 1556. Frankenberg was founded by Conrad of Thuringia in 1233/34 to prevent the archbishops of Mainz from expanding their sphere of influence...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Flowering Burning Bush: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of flowering Gas Plants or Burning Bush and Fraxinella, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitle...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Mezzotint
Persia, Armenia & Adjacent Regions: A Hand-colored 17th Century Map by De Wit
Located in Alamo, CA
This colorful and detailed 17th century copperplate map by Frederick De Wit was published in Amsterdam between 1666 and 1690. It depicts the Caspian Se...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Naples and S. Italy: A Large 17th C. Hand-colored Map by Sanson and Jaillot
Located in Alamo, CA
This large hand-colored map entitled "Le Royaume de Naples Divisé en Douze Provinces. sur les Memoires les plus Nouveaux. Par le Sr. Sanson Presenté" was originally created by Nicholas Sanson d'Abbeville and published by Hubert Jaillot in "Atlas Nouveau" in Paris in 1692. It depicts central and southern Italy, as well as Corfu, Albania, Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea. Naples, Sorrento, the Isle of Capri, Rome in the upper left corner of the map, as well as many other landmarks.
This striking original hand-colored map of Italy is printed on antique hand-made laid, chain-linked paper with wide margins. The sheet measures 20" high and 24.88" wide. There is one spot on the left, it is otherwise in very good to excellent condition.
Nicholas Sanson d'Abbeville (1600-1667) was one of the greatest French cartographather of French cartography. Sanson opened his first printing business in Paris in 1638. The king recognized his skill and knowledge and made him the official geographer to the court. He eventually served two kings in this capacity. Sanson was succeeded by his sons and son...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
St Peters Church at Rome /// "Vitruvius Britannicus" Architecture Engraving Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Colen Campbell (Scottish, 1676-1729)
Title: "St Peters Church at Rome" (Vol. 1, Plate 6)
Portfolio: Vitruvius Britannicus; or The British Architect, Containing the Plans, Ele...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
La Paysanne Tournee a Gauche, Les Mains Appuyees L’Une sue L’Autre
Located in Fairlawn, OH
La Paysanne Tournee a Gauche, Les Mains Appuyees L’Une sue L’Autre (Peasant turned left holding her hands)
Etching, 1618
From: Varie Figure (16 plates)
Condition: very good, aging
Im...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Acer & Carduus - 18th century Weinmann botanical plant flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Acarna Theophrasti' and 'Acer Campestre minus'
Mezzotint printed in colours. Circa 1740.
From Johann W Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg 1737-45. The fi...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
The Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum
Vedute dell' Arco di Costantino, e dell' Anfiteatro Flavio il Colosseo
From: "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views), part II
An early Paris edition,...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Deer Horns - Etching by Buvée l'Américain - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Deer Horns is an artwork realized by Buvée l'Américain in 1771.
Etching B./W. print on ivory paper. Signed on plate on the lower left margin.
The work is glued on cardboard....
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Abanderado (Iconic, Spanish, Baroque, Large)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Antonio de Felipe
Abanderado
Offset Lithograph
Year: 1993
Size: 39.0 x 39.0 inches
Signed in the stone
COA provided
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Antonio de Felipe was born in Valencia in 1965. Ever since a very young age he has felt an artistic drive that led him to earn a fine arts degree at the University of Valencia. In 1996 he moved to Madrid where he has his studio.
The work of Antonio de Felipe is a constant source of fascination and surprises. It is a great pleasure to witness how the artist’s ingenious world of ideas and his sense of humour are constantly evolving. His subject worlds form a surprising genre blend of striking contrasts, a linking of series characters, classical art and commercialism side by side with contemporary icon worship.
Antonio de Felipe has developed his extensive work in different series like, Las Vacas Logotipos and Popsport among others. In the serie Cinemaspop Antonio de Felipe has painted portraits of brilliant actors whose icon status is secure. Two of them are Audrey Hepburn and Greta Garbo, seen against a wide range of backgrounds where the artist pays tribute to the great masters – either Picasso’s brutal Guernica or space figures reminiscent of Miró. As a third, Marilyn Monroe, parts her ruby lips...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Terence, Ancient Roman, C18th Grand Tour Classical antique engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Terenzio' (Terence)
Copper-line engraving by Silvestro Pomared after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. Plate number top right corner of image.
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (1692–1768) w...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
George I, King of England, royalty portrait engraving, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'George I'
Copper-line engraving by Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Founan.
Basan (1723-1797) was a French engraver and publisher.
George I (1660-1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap with Plume, Etching on Somerset paper
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap with Plume, Year: Of Original 1638, Medium: Etching on Somerset paper, Image Size: 5 x...
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18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Long-billed Curlew Bird: Original 1st Edition Audubon Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
An original rare and extremely collectible first edition John James Audubon hand colored lithograph entitled "Long-billed Curlew", No. 71, Plate 355, from Audubon's "Birds of America. It was lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1840-1844. It depicts a male and a female Long-billed Curlew standing on a grassy mound with water and the city of Charleston...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Carcere ascura
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Carcere ascura
Etching, 1743
Signed in the plate bottom left corner
From: Prima Parte, 1743
Second edition: 1750-1778
Watermark: R 37-39
A lifetime impression printed during Piranesi’s life, before the plates are moved to Paris by his sons in the 1790’s
This image foretells Piranesi's famous set, Carceri (Prisons) which is his next creative effort.
Condition: Horizontal crease midway in the sheet associated with the manufacture of the paper.
Visible watermark verso
Small printer crease in the bottom right below the caption plate.
Image size: 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
Reference: Robison 3 iii/VI
Piranesi In Rome: Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive
"Although Piranesi studied architecture in Venice, he never was able to find work in the field other than a few jobs involving remodeling in Rome. While Piranesi was struggling to support his architectural endeavors upon his arrival in Rome in 1740, he spent a short period of time in the studio of master painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) in addition to his apprenticeship with Giuseppe Vasi. The first production of Piranesi’s early years in Rome and a culmination of his training under Vasi, Tiepolo, and his uncle, was the Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive (1743). The Prima Parte was a collection of twelve etchings of imaginary temples, palaces, ruins, and a prison. During this time, Piranesi was still developing the unique style of etching he is known for today, and as such the Prima Parte differs significantly in technique compared to later works. In the Frontispiece of the Prima Parte, Piranesi’s lines are definite and exact with very little flow to them, designed in the form of traditional etching. The detail is immaculate, and yet perspective of the piece is oddly simple and familiar to the viewer. Piranesi’s technique employs miniscule markings and lines, intricately woven together to create a stippling effect. The Prima Parte, described as “rigid” by art historian Jonathan Scott, came to be seen as a stark contrast to his later sketches, which were much lighter and freer. Influenced by the style of Tiepolo, which epitomized the lightness and brightness of the Rococo period, Piranesi adopted some of the more painterly techniques of the masters he apprenticed under. Piranesi made the medium of etching appear as though it was a sketch or a painting, hence a “freer” and more fluid design in his later works. For example, the frontispiece of the Prima Parte read as an etching to Piranesi’s audience, but in his later vedute, the style of etching almost appears to be made of brushstrokes. Moreover, at the same time Piranesi was working on the Prima Parte, he aided the artist Giambattista Nolli. There is a small section of Nolli’s map...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Reading Lady - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Reading Lady from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etching be...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Black Stork, "Ciconia Nigra": An 18th Century Hand-colored Frisch Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare 18th Century hand-colored copperplate engraving entitled "Ciconia Nigra" (Black Stork) by Johann Leonhard Frisch is plate 197 fro...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Fabricius (Ponte Cestio) Bridge : Framed 18th C. Piranesi Architectural Etching
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi is entitled "Dimostransi nella Tav. presente la Pianta, ed Elevazione del Ponte, oggi detto Quattro Capi egli è antichissimo, e chiamavasi Fabrizio da L. Fabrizio Presid. delle Strade, che lo fabbrico' nel fine della Repubblica. "(The Plan and Elevation of the Bridge, today called Quattro Capi. The architect is very ancient, and was called Fabrizio da L. Fabrizio Presid. delle Strade, who built it at the end of the Republic). This is plate 18 in volume 4 of Piranesi's "Le antichita romane opera di Giambatista Piranesi architetto veneziano" (Roman antiquities by Giambatista Piranesi Venetian architect). It was published in Rome in 1756-1757.
This etching depicts the plan and elevation of the bridge now called the Ponte dei Quattoro Capi or Ponte Cestio (Bridge of the Four Heads), which in antiquity was called the Bridge of Fabricius after L. Fabricius, the Superintendant of the Streets who built it at the end of the Republic, around 62 BC. It was also been known in the Middle Ages as ‘Ponte Giudeo’ (Bridge of the Jews). The bridge crossed from the left bank or northeast side of the Tiber River to Tiber Island...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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