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Eneas carrying his Father Anchyses from the Ruins of Troy.
Eneas carrying his Father Anchyses from the Ruins of Troy. From the Original Picture, Painted by Jacopo Robusti commonly called Tintoretto, In the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire. Size of the Picture, 1' 0" by 1' 4" in height.
Tintoretto pinx.t R. Earlom delin.t & Sculpsit
John Boydell excudit London 1767
Mezzotint with etching, 330 x 230mm. 13 x 9". Large margins; creasing through centre
Aeneas carrying his father away from Troy before beginning the journey that will lead to the foundation of Rome. Illustration to an episode featuring in Virgil's 'The Aeneid'. From "The Most Capital Paintings in England", a series of engravings in five volumes produced in late 1760s-1786, the first three (1769 to 1773) originally published under the title Sculptura Britannica. These were a critical and financial success for the publisher John Boydell who promoted the interests of artists, engravers and patrons, establishing a tradition in Britain for collecting prints.
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The Blind Leading the Blind.
The Blind Leading the Blind. From the Original Picture of the same size, Painted by Jacopo Robusti, commonly called Tentoretto; In the Collection of the Right Honourable the Earl of Chesterfield.
Tentoretto pinxit. Gab.l Smith sculpsit.
John Boydell excudit, London, 1767.
Engraving. Platemark: 290 x 365mm (11½ x 14¼"). Very large margins.
A group of three blind figures, walking on a hill to the left. The leading figure takes the hand of an elderly man,, both men with staffs and hats, as a boy follows behind. A dog is chained to a cup hung at the elderly man's hip. A landscape view in seen in the background.
Ex: Collection of Duke of Westminster.
[Ref: 39475]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Donna che rompe un giogo, et altre figure, che portano il Pileo insegna della libertà
Donna che rompe un giogo, et altre figure, che portano il Pileo insegna della libertà Opera del Tintoretto nella sala delle quattro porte in Venetia.
Silverstero Manaigodelineo. Andrea Zucchi Sculp.
Per il Lovisa in Realto. [n.d., c.1720.]
Etching. Sheet 430 x 410mm (17 x 16"), with 18th century watermark. Trimmed within plate, some staining and creasing, laid on album paper.
A copy of Tintoretto's painting in the soffit of the Sala delle Quattro Porte in the Doge's Palace, Venice, showing a woman seated on clouds holding chains representing the protector of Venice's liberty. The etching was published in 'Il gran Teatro di Venezia' (The Great Theatre of Venice).
[Ref: 40496]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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