Name: Antique Master Print-LUDOVICUS CAROLUS OTTO-PRINCE-SALM-Tinti-Labruzzi-c.1780
SKU: PICTURA-12874
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Antique Master Print-LUDOVICUS CAROLUS OTTO-PRINCE-SALM-Tinti-Labruzzi-c.1780

€125.00

‘LOWER LEFT: “PETRUS LABRUZZI DELIN. ET FINX.” LOWER RIGHT: “CAMILLUS TINTI SCULP. ROMAE.” BELOW: “LUDOVIC. CAROL. OTHO ? DEI GRATIA PRINCEPS DE SALM SALM DUX OOGSTRATENSIS &C.”‘

– Impressive full-length portrait engraving of Ludovicus Carolus Otto, Prince of Salm-Salm (1721-1778), depicted standing in an interior setting. He leans on a table holding a book, with a classical sculpture visible behind him, emphasizing education and cultivated taste. He wears richly detailed aristocratic attire, including an embroidered coat, lace cuffs, and decorations of high orders of chivalry. A sword hangs at his side, reinforcing his noble and military status. Below the portrait appears an elaborate coat of arms. The composition reflects the refined late eighteenth-century style, combining portraiture with symbolic attributes of rank, learning, and power.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 22 x 34 cm (8.66 x 13.39 inch). Image size: 21 x 33 cm. (8.27 x 12.99 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soiling, and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PRINCE OF SALM SALM ENGRAVING, LUDOVICUS CAROLUS OTTO PORTRAIT, CAMILLUS TINTI ENGRAVING, PETRUS LABRUZZI PRINT, 18TH CENTURY ARISTOCRATIC PORTRAIT | PCO-E31-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography engraver: Camillus Tinti was an eighteenth-century engraver active in Rome, known for producing refined portrait engravings after contemporary painters. His works reflect the high technical standards of Roman printmaking in the later eighteenth century.

Biography artist: Petrus (Pietro) Labruzzi (1728-1805) was an Italian painter and draughtsman active in Rome. He produced portraits and historical subjects and collaborated with engravers to disseminate his works in print form.