Print Description
Description: This very rare attractive original old antique print / plate originates from: ‘Il Costume Antico e Moderno …’ , by Giulio Ferrario, published in Milan in 21 volumes by Antonio Fortunato Stella in 1827 (first edition, second issue). The 17 volumes of the first issue were published sequentially between c. 1815/1816 until 1826 after first being issued in 143 weekly installments. The work appeared in Italian and French and has a total of 1500 plates. This plate is probably from the French edition titled: ‘Le Costume ancien et moderne, ou histoire du gouvernement, de la milice, de la religiondes arts, sciences et usages de tous les peuples ancien et modernes.’ Smaller size editions with smaller much less elaborate plates were published in Florence (1823-38), Naples (1831-42) and even a 16mo. edition in Livorno (1830)..
Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after G. Gallina. Gallo Gallina (1778-1837) was an Italian painter and lithographer, working in Neoclassic style. Giulio Ferrario was founder of the ‘Societa Tipografica de Classici Italiani’ and served as the director of the Braidense National Library in Milan, Italy. Artists that worked on this monumental work are: Gallo Gallina, D.K. Bonatti, Angelo Biasioli (1790-1830), L. Rossi, Paolo Fumagalli, Gaetano Zancon (1771-1816), G. Bigatti, C. Bramati, G. Gallo, C. Bottiglia, G. Castellini, Antonio Rancati (1784-1816), Vittorio Raineri, Sydney Parkinson, Castelli, A. Sanquirico (1777-1849), Angelo Monticelli (1778-1837), A.L. Rossins, Bottigella, A. Lanzani, Vittorio Raineri, Campi and others.
Subject: Antique print, untitled. A frieze decorated with ancient Greek olympic theme. Two men are wrestling, while to the left a man is crowned with laurel wreath with a trumpeteer beside him.
Condition: Very good, given age. Light staining in margin, not affecting image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 36.5 x 32.5 cm. The image size is ca. 24.5 x 19.5 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 14.4 x 12.8 inch. The image size is ca. 9.6 x 7.7 inch.
Medium: Aquating etching with original hand colouring on wove (velin) paper with watermark EGA.
Location: PCO-A100-20
SKU: PCO 44909.1
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