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C. Paderni; N. Billy, Centeur, Youth with Lyre, Herculaneum
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Mythology: Centeur, Youth with Lyre - Fresco from the discoveries at Herculaneum.
Overall 49 x 37 cm copper engraving in later hand colour.
Issued from the work "Delle Antichità di Ercolano - Le Pitture Antiche D´Ercolano e contorini..." detailing the latest discoveries from Herculaneum.
References: Borroni II, 5422. Cicognara 2645. Ornamentstichslg. Berlin 3947. Graesse I, 145: "Ouvrage magnifique...”
Very good overall condition. Light marginal spotting.
The excavations at Heculaneum began in 1711, when a well was being dug for the new country house of Emmanuel Maurice, Duke of Elbeuf at Portici. The well turned out to have been sunk into the buried and richly ornamented proscenium of the theater of Herculaneum, and yielded several valuable marbles, including a statue of Hercules. The duke was extremely short of money. He smuggled the pieces to Rome to be restored, and then "gave" them to Prince Eugene of Savoy, his cousin. In 1738 Charles VII of Naples - after 1759, Charles III of Spain - began excavations to find objects for his private collection of antiquities, imposing tight security on the site. Interest was maintained by the hope of finding more objects of similar value to the first set of statues.
Despite the title, the Antichità di Ercolano shows objects from all the excavations the Bourbons undertook around the Gulf of Naples. These include Pompeii, Stabiae, and two sites in Herculaneum: Resina and Portici.
- Creator:Herculaneum Pottery (Workshop/Studio)
- Dimensions:Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
- Style:Georgian (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:1770-1779
- Date of Manufacture:1779
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Norwich, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7031229691162
Herculaneum Pottery
Herculaneum Pottery was started in Liverpool, England, in 1793. The factory made creamware and pearl-glazed creamware pottery as well as bone china porcelain. The National Museums Liverpool has an excellent collection of Herculaneum ceramics.
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