Description
An intricate etching showing the palace of the Viceroy in Naples with architectural details, figures, and the sea in the distance, capturing the grandeur of the location.
Made by Melchior Kuesel after Johann Wilhelm Baur.
Medium: Etching on wove (vellin) paper.
Sheet size: 20.3 x 16.5 cm (7.99 x 6.5 inch). Image size: 20.3 x 16.5 cm. (7.99 x 6.5 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light soiling, foxing and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
NAPLES, VICEROY PALACE, ITALIAN PORTS, MELCHIOR K?SEL, JOHANN WILHELM BAUR, ETCHING, ARCHITECTURAL PRINT, 17TH CENTURY | EXPO-431
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Italian Ports, Gardens, and Palaces; Iconographia.
Reference: Meyer, p. 155; H. 301-446.
Biography engraver: Melchior Kuesel (1626-1683), a German etcher and engraver from Augsburg, known for his architectural and topographical prints, as well as adaptations of works by other artists like Baur.
Biography artist: Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607-1641), a German artist celebrated for his landscape and architectural drawings, particularly views of Italian cities.
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