Lodovico Carracci.Painted by Himself. Drawn and Engraved by Charles Townley Member of the Royal Academy of Painting in Florence. From the Original Portrait in the Medici Colection.
Publish'd as the Act directs 1st March 1778, and to be had of C. Townley No. 75 near the Adelphi Strand.
Mezzotint, platemark 425 x 295mm (16¾ x 11½"). Small margins.
Lodovico Carracci (1555-1619), one of the famous Carracci family of artists. More than his cousins Annibale and Agostino, Lodovico retained the Mannerism that had dominated much 16th century painting in Bologna (where he spent most of his career). Engraving after a self-portrait by Carracci, by Charles Townley (1746-1801). This engraving was one of seven engravings by Townley, of self-portraits of famous artists which they presented on their election to the academy of Florence (to which the Medici devoted a gallery).
[Ref: 43766] £260.00
Mezzotint, platemark 425 x 295mm (16¾ x 11½"). Small margins.
Lodovico Carracci (1555-1619), one of the famous Carracci family of artists. More than his cousins Annibale and Agostino, Lodovico retained the Mannerism that had dominated much 16th century painting in Bologna (where he spent most of his career). Engraving after a self-portrait by Carracci, by Charles Townley (1746-1801). This engraving was one of seven engravings by Townley, of self-portraits of famous artists which they presented on their election to the academy of Florence (to which the Medici devoted a gallery).
[Ref: 43766] £260.00