Curiale. Nell Gabinetto di S.M. il Re di Pol. Elet. di Sassonia.
Cavallier P.L. Ghezzi delin. Mattaeus Oesterreich Sculps Dresde.
OM [overlapping monogram.]: Sculpsit: 1750: adi: 5: July.
Etching, paper with an 18th century watermark, fine. Plate 305 x 203mm. 12 x 8". Large margins.
Number 11 from a series of plates of carictures of the Roman court and its foreign visitors; a gentlemen of the Curia, the Roman Catholic Church central administration. After Pier Leone Ghezzi (1675-1755), regarded as the first professional caricaturist. Based in Rome, he moved freely amongst the Italian nobility, even associating with Pope Clement XI. His satirical portraits include one of Vivaldi and several British grand tourists. Title taken from the index to 'Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavalliere Piet: Leon: Ghezzi. Conservati nell Gabinetto di Sua Maestą il Rč di Polonia Elett. di Sassonia'.
[Ref: 23891] £260.00
OM [overlapping monogram.]: Sculpsit: 1750: adi: 5: July.
Etching, paper with an 18th century watermark, fine. Plate 305 x 203mm. 12 x 8". Large margins.
Number 11 from a series of plates of carictures of the Roman court and its foreign visitors; a gentlemen of the Curia, the Roman Catholic Church central administration. After Pier Leone Ghezzi (1675-1755), regarded as the first professional caricaturist. Based in Rome, he moved freely amongst the Italian nobility, even associating with Pope Clement XI. His satirical portraits include one of Vivaldi and several British grand tourists. Title taken from the index to 'Raccolta di XXIV Caricature Disegnate colla penna dell Celebre Cavalliere Piet: Leon: Ghezzi. Conservati nell Gabinetto di Sua Maestą il Rč di Polonia Elett. di Sassonia'.
[Ref: 23891] £260.00