Print Description
Medium: Mezzotint on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: lettering.
Sheet size: 45.5 x 39.5 cm (17.91 x 15.55 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
RICHARD EARLOM, LUCA GIORDANO, BACCHUS, HOUGHTON GALLERY, CHERUBS, FAUNS, 18TH-CENTURY PRINT | EXPO-LARGE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Houghton Gallery.
Reference: Andresen 40; Wessely (Earlom) 139; LeBlanc 51.
Biography engraver: Richard Earlom (1743-1822) was an reknown English mezzotint engraver. He displayed great skill as a draughtsman, and at the same time acquired without assistance the art of engraving in mezzotint.
Biography artist: Luca Giordano (1634-1705), an Italian Baroque painter renowned for his dynamic compositions and mythological scenes.
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