Hylas and the Nymphs.
C. Benazech Londini, Ex Academiss Florenciae etc etc invenit et direxit.
Publish'd march 15th 1787 by C.Humpheris, et se trouve à Paris chez Vidal Rue de la Harpe no.181 et chez l'Auteur.
Etching and manière de lavis (early aquatint), printed in colours; wonderful colour printing; 400 x 320mm (15¾ x 12½"). Narrow margins, repair to loss at edge of plate on left.
Hylas, beloved by Hercules, joined the hero as an Argonaut, but he was kidnapped by the water nymphs of Pegae, never to be seen again. A pair to 'Daphnis and Amaryllis', both with lines from Virgil's Eclogue under the image.
[Ref: 55655] £420.00
Publish'd march 15th 1787 by C.Humpheris, et se trouve à Paris chez Vidal Rue de la Harpe no.181 et chez l'Auteur.
Etching and manière de lavis (early aquatint), printed in colours; wonderful colour printing; 400 x 320mm (15¾ x 12½"). Narrow margins, repair to loss at edge of plate on left.
Hylas, beloved by Hercules, joined the hero as an Argonaut, but he was kidnapped by the water nymphs of Pegae, never to be seen again. A pair to 'Daphnis and Amaryllis', both with lines from Virgil's Eclogue under the image.
[Ref: 55655] £420.00