Attributed to, or circle of, Filippo
Morghen (1730–1807)
“Frieze of Eight Mythological Figures”
(descriptive title only), c1803, possibly after a fresco wall-painting in a
villa around the Port of Pozzuolo on the Bay of Naples, and possibly published in
“Antichi Monumenti di Pozzuolo” in 1803, based on similarities of style and
formatting to a similar frieze engraved by Filippo Morghen (ignoring the addition
of colour) offered by Calloway Fine Art; see: https://callowayart.com/antiques/antichi-monumenti-di-pozzuolo-125.
Regarding the eight volumes of “Le pitture antiche d'Ercolano e contorni incise
con qualche spiegazione”, 1757/62, that Filippo Morghen was involved in
illustrating, I have checked volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 searching for this plate,
but without success. Going further, I would be surprised if this plate is in one
of the remaining unchecked volumes (viz. 5, 6 and 8) as the choice of the
particular style of image borderline
that is consistently employed in these volumes is dissimilar.
Stipple engraving trimmed around
the image borderline and backed with a support sheet.
Size: (support sheet) 26 x 48.5 cm; (sheet) 9.7
x 36.8 cm.
Condition: a richly inked and well-printed
impression trimmed around the image borderline and laid onto a sheet of
archival (millennium quality) washi paper that provides larger margins. The
sheet is in an excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds, stains or foxing.
I am selling this large stipple engraving after
a Roman wall-painting from possibly a villa in either Pompeii or Herculaneum, for
AU$248 in total (currently US$176.60/EUR155.07/GBP130.50 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 marvellous
frieze of figures showing what I see as two episodes—and I could be completely
wrong in my reading!—featuring the goddess Hera holding her lotus-topped staff
(viz. on the left Hera expresses her displeasure with the lack of morals/fidelity
shown by the two figures on the right by kicking over an amphora as they engage
in lascivious behaviour; beside a monument to Pan, Hera blesses a scene of
happy revelry with a hospitable centaur and music makers), 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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