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Luigi Mayer Art

Italian, 1755-1803
Luigi Mayer (1755–1803) was an Italian-German artist and one of the earliest and most important late 18th-century European painters of the Ottoman Empire. Mayer was a close friend of Sir Robert Ainslie, 1st Baronet, a British ambassador to Turkey between 1776 and 1792, and the bulk of his paintings and drawings during this period were commissioned by Ainslie. He travelled extensively through the Ottoman Empire between 1776 and 1794, and became well known for his sketches and paintings of panoramic landscapes of ancient sites from the Balkans to the Greek Islands, Turkey and Egypt, particularly ancient monuments and the Nile. Many of the works were amassed in Ainslie's collection, which was later presented to the British Museum, providing a valuable insight into the Middle East of that period. His wife, Clara Barthold Mayer, worked as his assistant and produced her own paintings.
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Artist: Luigi Mayer
Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem: A Hand-colored Aquatint & Engraving by L. Mayer
Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem: A Hand-colored Aquatint & Engraving by L. Mayer

Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem: A Hand-colored Aquatint & Engraving by L. Mayer

By Luigi Mayer

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a hand-colored aquatint and engraving entitled "Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem", published in London by R. Bowyer in 1804. The print was created by Thomas Milton (1743-1827) from drawings by Luigi Mayer. This beautiful, detailed, original engraving is printed on deluxe J. Whatman paper with very wide left and right margins. There is a watermark "1801" indicating the year the paper was made. The sheet measures 11.25" high and 16" wide. There is a small faint spot in the upper margin on the left and a tiny faint spot in the right upper corner and another in the left lower corner. The engraving is otherwise in excellent condition with vibrant colors throughout the image. "The Pool of Bethesda...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Luigi Mayer Art

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Cairo with Murad Bey's Palace: A Hand-colored Aquatint & Engraving by L. Mayer
Cairo with Murad Bey's Palace: A Hand-colored Aquatint & Engraving by L. Mayer

Cairo with Murad Bey's Palace: A Hand-colored Aquatint & Engraving by L. Mayer

By Luigi Mayer

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a hand-colored aquatint and engraving entitled "Principal Square in Grand Cairo, with Murad Bey's Palace", published in London by R. Bowyer in 1801. The print was created by ...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Luigi Mayer Art

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Engraving, Aquatint

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