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Pair Of Late C18th/ Early C19th Italian Classical Engravings After Francesco Piranesi .

£650    $846    €774
Pair of late C18th / early C19th Italian classical engravings after Francesco Piranesi.
 
Now framed in contemporary gilded frames , large companion pair of black and white engraving studies of the statues of ‘Callipygian Venus’ ( ‘Venus of the beautiful buttocks’) and ‘Germanicus Caesar’ depicted in the guise of Mercury , messenger of the Gods .
 
Clearly struck images in excellent condition, wide mounts with decorative corners within the gilded frames each continuously inscribed in Latin text ‘Millennium Pax Homnibus ‘ .
 
Francesco Piranesi (1758-1810 ) was the son of Giovanni Battista Piranesi the renowned Italian engraver of classical subjects , and who continued his father’s work .
 
Each with extensive dedications and titular text .
 
H 33”
 
W 25”
 
D 2”
 
Italy c.1800
 
 
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Antique #SA797603, shown on this page, originates from 1800. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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