Presse Ludovico Mirri Mercante d’Quadri incontro al Palazzo Bernini a Roma / Large Original antique engraving with modern bodycolour from a series of original engravings published by Lodovico Mirri in the late 18th century and engraved by the Italian print maker Marco Gregorio Carloni ( 1742-1796 ). These copper engravings were based on the drawings made by Francesco Smuglewicz ( 1745-1807 ) of the frescoes which had been uncovered in the ruins of Nero’s House of Gold ‘ Domus Aureus ‘ situated between the Palatine and Esquiline Hills and designed by architects Severus and Celer after the great fire that destroyed Rome. From the folio of engravings …'Vesrgia delle terme di Tito e loro interne pitture'… depicting the ‘al fresco’ and ‘al stucco’ murals of Nero’s Domus Aureus. In 1480, practically forgotten, the Domus was excavated, and its subterranean passages and rooms thereafter became known as ‘le grotte’ (cave). £450 inc delivery less collected or multiples Condition issues edge nicks etc 24 x 28-5 cm £325 inc
Presse Ludovico Mirri Mercante d’Quadri incontro al Palazzo Bernini a Roma No.41 Original antique engraving with modern bodycolour from a series of original engravings published by Lodovico Mirri in the late 18th century and engraved by the Italian print maker Marco Gregorio Carloni ( 1742-1796 ). These copper engravings were based on the drawings made by Francesco Smuglewicz ( 1745-1807 ) of the frescoes which had been uncovered in the ruins of Nero’s House of Gold ‘ Domus Aureus ‘ situated between the Palatine and Esquiline Hills and designed by architects Severus and Celer after the great fire that destroyed Rome. From the folio of engravings …'Vesrgia delle terme di Tito e loro interne pitture'… depicting the ‘al fresco’ and ‘al stucco’ murals of Nero’s Domus Aureus. In 1480, practically forgotten, the Domus was excavated, and its subterranean passages and rooms thereafter became known as ‘le grotte’ (cave). £450 inc delivery less collected or multiples
Set of three £950 reduced from £1250
Presse Ludovico Mirri Mercante d’Quadri incontro al Palazzo Bernini a Roma No.9
Original antique engraving with modern bodycolourr from a series of original engravings published by Lodovico Mirri in the late 18th century and engraved by the Italian print maker Marco Gregorio Carloni ( 1742-1796 ). These copper engravings were based on the drawings made by Francesco Smuglewicz ( 1745-1807 ) of the frescoes which had been uncovered in the ruins of Nero’s House of Gold ‘ Domus Aureus ‘ situated between the Palatine and Esquiline Hills and designed by architects Severus and Celer after the great fire that destroyed Rome. From the folio of engravings …'Vesrgia delle terme di Tito e loro interne pitture'… depicting the ‘al fresco’ and ‘al stucco’ murals of Nero’s Domus Aureus. In 1480, practically forgotten, the Domus was excavated, and its subterranean passages and rooms thereafter became known as ‘le grotte’ (cave). £450 inc delivery less collected or multiples
Presse Ludovico Mirri Mercante d’Quadri incontro al Palazzo Bernini a Roma No.39
Original antique engraving with modern bodycolour from a series of original engravings published by Lodovico Mirri in the late 18th century and engraved by the Italian print maker Marco Gregorio Carloni ( 1742-1796 ). These copper engravings were based on the drawings made by Francesco Smuglewicz ( 1745-1807 ) of the frescoes which had been uncovered in the ruins of Nero’s House of Gold ‘ Domus Aureus ‘ situated between the Palatine and Esquiline Hills and designed by architects Severus and Celer after the great fire that destroyed Rome. From the folio of engravings …'Vesrgia delle terme di Tito e loro interne pitture'… depicting the ‘al fresco’ and ‘al stucco’ murals of Nero’s Domus Aureus. In 1480, practically forgotten, the Domus was excavated, and its subterranean passages and rooms thereafter became known as ‘le grotte’ (cave). £450 inc delivery less collected or multiples
Detail of colouring
Entire page lit to show faint foxing that will mount out
Description des Bains de Titus, No. 38
Nicolas Ponce Hand-colored copperplate engraving with gouache background printed Paris, 1786 Paper size: 12.75 x 19.5 Plate size: 8.75 x 8.75 Rare copperplate engraving, hand-coloured with gouache paint, of a fresco from the baths of Titus, built in Rome in 81 AD. Incredibly fine engraved detail . Full title 'Description of the baths of Titus: or collection of paintings found in the ruins of the baths of this emperor and engraved under the direction of Mr. Ponce' ... Published and drawn by Fortuné Barthélemy de Felice (1723-1789 ) Paris 1786. Hand coloured engravings after designs by Goumas, Petit, Carlonni, Chateau, Binet and Le Fevre, each approx. 260 x 240mm, One of the features of the baths of Titus were mural designs executed by the artist Famullus, both al fresco and al stucco. Before the baths fell into decline and ruin due to exposure to the elements the designs were copied by Nicholas Ponce and published in Paris
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Statues of Mercury
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Mercury 2
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Bacchus 5
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Meleagre
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Hercules 1
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Queeens
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Roman Soldiers
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Roman Cavalry
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Roman Trophy
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Roman Queens
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Statues of Ceres
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Urns
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £35 inc delivery
Vases 1
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Vases 2
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Vases 3
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Vases 4
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Vases 5
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Vases 6
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Vases SET OF 6
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £125 inc delivery
Statues of Apollo
Illustration from to 'L'antiquité expliquée et representée en figures'; (published Paris, 1719-1724) by Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, (1655 – 1741), a French Benedictine monk. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, He is regarded as one of the founders of modern archaeology. Each plate contains one or more engravings of various classical artifacts, events, buildings, etc. Impressions Folio approx. 12¾x7¾, on sheets approx. 17½x11½. £45 inc delivery
Ulysses Weeps at the song
The Iliad of Homer Engraved From the Compositions of John Flaxman, R.A., Sculptor Designer: John Flaxman (British, York 1755–1826 London) Engraved by William Blake ( 1757–1827 ) Mainly engraved Tommaso Piroli ( 1752–1824) Engraved James Parker ( 1750–1805 ) Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme and Robert Harding Evans (British, 1778–1857) 1805 line engraving Page dimensions: 27.6 x 44.6 x 1.8 cm. According to Worldcat, there have been 11 editions of Flaxman's "Illustrations to Homer's Iliad" published after 1783. These are on rag hand tinted so suspect a middle date c 1805-10 £45 inc delivery
Phemius Singing to the Suitors
The Iliad of Homer Engraved From the Compositions of John Flaxman, R.A., Sculptor Designer: John Flaxman (British, York 1755–1826 London) Engraved by William Blake ( 1757–1827 ) Mainly engraved Tommaso Piroli ( 1752–1824) Engraved James Parker ( 1750–1805 ) Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme and Robert Harding Evans (British, 1778–1857) 1805 line engraving Page dimensions: 27.6 x 44.6 x 1.8 cm. According to Worldcat, there have been 11 editions of Flaxman's "Illustrations to Homer's Iliad" published after 1783. These are on rag hand tinted so suspect a middle date c 1805-10 £45 inc delivery
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Plate 41 Polymetis
Louis Peter Boitard (fl. 1750) was a French engraver and designer, who worked in London.A pupil of Raymond Lafage. His father François Boitard brought him to England. The date of his death is unknown, being stated by some authorities as 1758, by others as after 1760. In 1747 he supplied forty-one large plates for Joseph Spence Polymetis where these seem to have been commissioned With later professional hand colour £55 inc delivery cheaper collected
Plate 2 Polymetis
Louis Peter Boitard (fl. 1750) was a French engraver and designer, who worked in London.A pupil of Raymond Lafage. His father François Boitard brought him to England. The date of his death is unknown, being stated by some authorities as 1758, by others as after 1760. In 1747 he supplied forty-one large plates for Joseph Spence Polymetis where these seem to have been commissioned With later professional hand colour £55 inc delivery cheaper collected
Plate 28 Polymetis
Louis Peter Boitard (fl. 1750) was a French engraver and designer, who worked in London.A pupil of Raymond Lafage. His father François Boitard brought him to England. The date of his death is unknown, being stated by some authorities as 1758, by others as after 1760. In 1747 he supplied forty-one large plates for Joseph Spence Polymetis where these seem to have been commissioned With later professional hand colour £55 inc delivery cheaper collected
Plate 31 Polymetis
Louis Peter Boitard (fl. 1750) was a French engraver and designer, who worked in London.A pupil of Raymond Lafage. His father François Boitard brought him to England. The date of his death is unknown, being stated by some authorities as 1758, by others as after 1760. In 1747 he supplied forty-one large plates for Joseph Spence Polymetis where these seem to have been commissioned With later professional hand colour £55 inc delivery cheaper collected
Plate 29 Polymetis
Louis Peter Boitard (fl. 1750) was a French engraver and designer, who worked in London.A pupil of Raymond Lafage. His father François Boitard brought him to England. The date of his death is unknown, being stated by some authorities as 1758, by others as after 1760. In 1747 he supplied forty-one large plates for Joseph Spence Polymetis where these seem to have been commissioned With later professional hand colour £55 inc delivery cheaper collected
Atlas Supports the Heavens on His Shoulders,
A plate from Michel de Marolles's Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, originally 1655 but this is the one in the opposite direction from the later edition 'The Temple of the Muses, '. . . . . . . drawn and engraved by Bernard Picart Le Romain, and other skilled Master,. . . . Amsterdam At Zacharie Chatelain,' 1731-33 Image size 35 x 25.1 cm With later professional hand colour £125 inc delivery cheaper collected
Glaucus is changed into a Sea God
A plate from Michel de Marolles's Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, originally 1655 but this is the one in the opposite direction from the later edition 'The Temple of the Muses, '. . . . . . . drawn and engraved by Bernard Picart Le Romain, and other skilled Master,. . . . Amsterdam At Zacharie Chatelain,' 1731-33 Image size 35 x 25.1 cm With later professional hand colour £125 inc delivery cheaper collected
Pygmalion is inamoured of a Statue
A plate from Michel de Marolles's Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, originally 1655 but this is the one in the opposite direction from the later edition 'The Temple of the Muses, '. . . . . . . drawn and engraved by Bernard Picart Le Romain, and other skilled Master,. . . . Amsterdam At Zacharie Chatelain,' 1731-33 Image size 35 x 25.1 cm With later professional hand colour £85 inc delivery cheaper collected
Plate 44 Urn in scrolled foliage in a RectangularSurround
Michael Angelo Pergolesi was an Italian decorative artist from the 18thcentury who worked mainly in England and may have come at theinvitation of Robert Adam. He is known to have worked for Adam and also as a silversmith ,(Italian, active 1760–1801). Engravings withlater hand colour from Designs for Various Ornaments on Seventy Plates",published between 1777 and 1801 by himself in London.Size largest 460 x 290 mm. £220 each inc delivery. Cheaper collected and alsoif a number are wanted due to 'shared' postage cost
Plate 55 Putti /Cherubs in an Oval Surround
Michael Angelo Pergolesi was an Italian decorative artist from the 18thcentury who worked mainly in England and may have come at theinvitation of Robert Adam. He is known to have worked for Adam and also as a silversmith ,(Italian, active 1760–1801). Engravings withlater hand colour from Designs for Various Ornaments on Seventy Plates",published between 1777 and 1801 by himself in London.Size largest 460 x 290 mm. £220 each inc delivery. Cheaper collected and alsoif a number are wanted due to 'shared' postage cost
Plate 56 Portrait and Urn in scrolled foliage in a RectangularSurround
Michael Angelo Pergolesi was an Italian decorative artist from the 18thcentury who worked mainly in England and may have come at the invitation of Robert Adam. He is known to have worked for Adam andalso as a silversmith ,(Italian, active 1760–1801). Engravings with later hand colour from Designs for Various Ornaments on SeventyPlates", published between 1777 and 1801 by himself in London.Size largest 460 x 290 mm. £220 each inc delivery. Cheapercollected and also if a number are wanted due to 'shared' postage cost
Pompeian Frescoes Sportsmen with Racquest & Hoops
Pompeian Frescoes from In Casa Pseudorbana di Pompei 1796-1808 Published in Rome Size of page 562 x 419 mm average images vary in size By
GIUSEPPE CHIANTARELLI and NICCOLO VANNI , et al. (after) Franco Martano, Ferd. Campana, et al. (engravers) The excavation of the ancient cities of Pompei and Herculaneum beginning in 1758, which had been frozen in time since buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. These prints of frescoes in the home of the Pseudorbana provided great inspiration to neoclassical architects £185 each inc delivery. Cheaper collected and also if a number are wanted due to 'shared' postage cost missing
src="images/passeri/183.jpg""> Pompeian Frescoes Etruscan Vase with men/ soldiers
Pompeian Frescoes from In Casa Pseudorbana di Pompei 1796-1808 Published in Rome Size of page 562 x 419 mm average images vary in size By
GIUSEPPE CHIANTARELLI and NICCOLO VANNI , et al. (after) Franco Martano, Ferd. Campana, et al. (engravers) The excavation of the ancient cities of Pompei and Herculaneum beginning in 1758, which had been frozen in time since buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. These prints of frescoes in the home of the Pseudorbana provided great inspiration to neoclassical architects £185 each inc delivery. Cheaper collected and also if a number are wanted due to 'shared' postage cost missing
Pompeian Frescoes Etruscan Vase with men
Pompeian Frescoes from In Casa Pseudorbana di Pompei 1796-1808 Published in Rome Size of page 562 x 419 mm average images vary in size By
GIUSEPPE CHIANTARELLI and NICCOLO VANNI , et al. (after) Franco Martano, Ferd. Campana, et al. (engravers) The excavation of the ancient cities of Pompei and Herculaneum beginning in 1758, which had been frozen in time since buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. These prints of frescoes in the home of the Pseudorbana provided great inspiration to neoclassical architects £185 each inc delivery. Cheaper collected and also if a number are wanted due to 'shared' postage cost missing
