Pietro Fontana (1762–1837)
“Venus et Adonis”, 1803, from
the series, “Le Musée Français”, published in Paris by Robillard-Péronville and
Pierre Laurent (1739–1809) in “Le Musée Français, Recueil Complet des Tableaux,
Statues et Bas-Reliefs, qui Composent la Collection Nationale”(1803-1809), after
the intermediary design by Gallier (fl.c1800–1820), after the painting (1645–47) of the
same composition now in the Musée de Morlaix, France, by Giovanni
Francesco Romanelli (c1610–1662) (see https://utpictura18.univ-amu.fr/notice/12243-venus-adonis-romanelli).
The British Museum offers a
description of the publication in which this print features: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1856-0712-363.
See also the description of
the publication offered by the Royal Academy:
Engraving on heavy wove paper
with wide margins as published.
Size: (sheet) 42.7 x 57.5 cm;
(plate) 33.3 x 38.4 cm; (image borderline) 27.8 x 34.7 cm.
Lettered in plate below the
image borderline: (left) “Peint par Romanelli.”; (centre) “Dessiné par Gallier./
VENUS ET ADONIS.”; (right) “Gravé à Rome par P.re fontana.”
The British Museum offers the
following description of this print:
“Venus reclining in a
landscape accompanied by Cupid, Adonis at the right accompanied by a dog, an
oval composition, after Romanelli Engraving” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1880-0612-379).
See also the description of
this print offered by the Harvard Art Museums: https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/244545.
Condition: a strong, possibly
even faultless impression in near pristine condition with no tears, holes,
folds, significant stains or signs of handling.
I am selling this huge engraving
in near pristine condition exemplifying the discipline and technical skill of
the highest order attained by engravers in the early 19th century,
for the total cost of AU$284 (currently US$202.83/EUR173.28/GBP148.95 at the
time of posting this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the
world (but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).
If you are interested in
purchasing spectacularly grand engraving, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
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