[Galatea][Galat. 'Ah taci, Acide amato,/ Taci...' La Galatea, Parte Prima]
[G.B. Cipriani inv.- F. Bartolozzi sculps. 1783]
Engraving printed in brown ink. Sheet 215 x 175mm (8½ x 6¾"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Polyphemus seated on a rock, playing a pan flute. Below, Acis and Galatea embracing each other on a beach; the sea behind them. One of three vignettes engraved by Bartolozzi for the 'Opere' of Pietro Metastasio.
Calabi & De Vesme: 1747.ii
[Ref: 28321] £160.00
Engraving printed in brown ink. Sheet 215 x 175mm (8½ x 6¾"). Trimmed inside platemark.
Polyphemus seated on a rock, playing a pan flute. Below, Acis and Galatea embracing each other on a beach; the sea behind them. One of three vignettes engraved by Bartolozzi for the 'Opere' of Pietro Metastasio.
Calabi & De Vesme: 1747.ii
[Ref: 28321] £160.00