Carlo Nolli (1720–c1776)
“Herculaneum Fresco: Fauns on Tightropes”
(descriptive title only), c1762, after the intermediary design by Giovanni
Elia Morghen (1721–1789) after two horizontal fresco panels excavated in
Herculaneum, published in Naples in 1762 by Regia Stamperia as Table 32
(Tavola XXXIII) on page 161 in “Le pitture antiche d'Ercolano e contorni incise
con qualche spiegazione” (The ancient paintings of Herculaneum and engraved
contours with some explanation), volume 3. Archive.org offers and online view
of this print and its context in the publication; see https://archive.org/details/A216168/page/n183/mode/2up).
Engraving on laid paper (with watermark).
Size: (sheet) 31.9 x 42.8 cm; (plate) 34.4 x 24.5
cm; (outer image borderline) 23.8 x 32.7 cm.
Lettered in plate: (lower left) “Gio. Morghen
dis.”; (lower centre above and below a double scale rule) “due palmi Napoletani/
due palmi Romani”; (lower right) “Nolli Sc./ (vertical) Pag. 161.”
Condition: a strong and well-printed
impression with generous margins in near pristine condition for its
considerable age with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains, foxing or
signs of handling.
I am selling this elegant engraving reproducing
(with dual scale rules) two horizontal fresco panels unearthed from the Mount
Vesuvius destroyed ancient Roman city of Herculaneum, for AU$248 (currently US$184.16/EUR158.58/GBP134.68
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 this engraving
showing two fauns on festooned tightropes, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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