[Illustrations by Agostino Carracci on the the fresco ceiling in the Farnese Gallery.]`
C. Cesius sculp. Ann. Car. Cu. S. P.cis.
[Rome, c.1765.]
Five etchings on one sheet. Centre etching 220 x 220 (8¾ x 8¾"), with five ovals, c.140 x 100mm (5½ x 4"). Centre fold as issued, several repaired tears in margins. Slight staining on right & left.
A sheet from an album: a central classical scene of a chariot (Hades abducting Persephone?) with four ovals of female allegorical figures of Fortitude, Justice, Charity & Temperance. The ovals are from from a bound album of 64 plates after the fresco ceiling in the Farnese Gallery by Annibale Carracci
BM A,3.39 for 'Fortitude', A,3.38 for 'Charity', A,3.37 for 'Temperance', & A,3.40 for 'Justice'.
[Ref: 45222] £260.00
[Rome, c.1765.]
Five etchings on one sheet. Centre etching 220 x 220 (8¾ x 8¾"), with five ovals, c.140 x 100mm (5½ x 4"). Centre fold as issued, several repaired tears in margins. Slight staining on right & left.
A sheet from an album: a central classical scene of a chariot (Hades abducting Persephone?) with four ovals of female allegorical figures of Fortitude, Justice, Charity & Temperance. The ovals are from from a bound album of 64 plates after the fresco ceiling in the Farnese Gallery by Annibale Carracci
BM A,3.39 for 'Fortitude', A,3.38 for 'Charity', A,3.37 for 'Temperance', & A,3.40 for 'Justice'.
[Ref: 45222] £260.00