The Mezzotint Man has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
This formed part of the celebrated Museum Florentinum.
Published in: Florence, Italy, between 1752 and 1762
Publisher / Author: Francesco Moücke and Anton Francesco Gori
Designers & Engravers: Drawn primarily by Giovanni Domenico Campiglia after self-portraits housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and engraved by artists such as Antonio Pazzi, Carlo Gregori, and Gennaro Corsi.
g., PICTOR for painter):
Top Center: Cherubino Alberti (Cherubino Alberti, painter & engraver)
Middle Row (Left to Right): Lattanzio Gambara (Lattanzio Gambara, painter) Lavinia Fontana (Lavinia Fontana, famous female Renaissance painter) Jacopo Palma / Palma il Giovane (Iacobi Palma, Jacopo Palma the Younger)
Bottom Row (Left to Right): Gaetano Preti / Gaetano Greppi (Gretanus Greppi Pictor). Andrea Boscoli (Andrea Boscoli, Florentine painter)Cristofano Allori (Cristofano Allori, Prato, Florentine Baroque painter)
Each print mounted in matching dark wooden frames with age patina and old glass, enhancing their antique character.
Good antique condition. Some light paper toning and very minimal light foxing consistent with age. Original wooden frames and glass.
A rare and elegant collection perfectly suited to art historians and collectors of Old Masters.
Framed: 6.25” × 4.75”
Visible engraving : 4.75” × 3.25”
Price: £720
The Mezzotint Man has dated this piece to the 18th Century.
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