Print Description
Etching from 1758 by Pietro Peiroleri after Charles-Joseph Natoire, titled “Cupido Affila Le Sue Frecce.” Depicts Cupid sharpening his arrows with assistance from other cherubs, with a grand urn in the background and nature surrounding them.
Made by Pietro Peiroleri after Charles-Joseph Natoire.
Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 27 x 37.5 cm (10.63 x 14.76 inch). Image size: 25.5 x 32 cm. (10.04 x 12.6 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Ligfht soiling and foxing. Some thinner paper in the corners. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
CUPID, PEIROLERI, NATOIRE, 18TH CENTURY, ETCHING, CLASSICAL, ALLEGORY, MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE | PCO-EXPO-415 (ITALIAN)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Source: unknown, to be determined.
Reference: Codice di Catalogo Nazionale: 1500313285, Inventario: 17504.
Biography engraver: Pietro Peiroleri (1731-1741/ 1777), Italian engraver known for his delicate etchings of classical and mythological subjects.
Biography artist: Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777) was a French painter known for his Rococo works, often depicting mythological and classical themes.
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