Cittadina di Bolognese 11 [parallel text in French]
Barbault Pinx. Angel Moitte Sculp [c.1770]
Engraving, sheet 300 x 225mm (11¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed inside platemark.
A very suggestive middle-class woman from Bologna, with city view in background. From 'Divers habillements suivant le costume d'Italie', a set of twenty-five plates representing figures in the costumes of different Italian cities. This is one of several plates in the series engraved from designs by Jean Barbault (1718-62), who spent much of his career in Italy.
[Ref: 38344] £320.00
Engraving, sheet 300 x 225mm (11¾ x 8¾"). Trimmed inside platemark.
A very suggestive middle-class woman from Bologna, with city view in background. From 'Divers habillements suivant le costume d'Italie', a set of twenty-five plates representing figures in the costumes of different Italian cities. This is one of several plates in the series engraved from designs by Jean Barbault (1718-62), who spent much of his career in Italy.
[Ref: 38344] £320.00