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Etching depicting a young martyr lying semi-nude on the ground, her head and torso resting on a wooden block, with torture instruments nearby, based on a painting by Guido Cagnacci.
Made by Jacques Couche after Guido Cagnacci.
Medium: Etching / engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 42.1 x 26.5 cm (16.57 x 10.43 inch). Image size: 24 x 19.5 cm. (9.45 x 7.68 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing.Small pinhole a bottom text. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
YOUNG MARTYR, GUIDO CAGNACCI, JACQUES COUCH?, ANTOINE BOREL, ETCHING, 18TH CENTURY, LOMBARD SCHOOL, FRENCH SCHOOL, ITALIAN ART | PCOM-B1-18
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From: ‘Galerie du Palais Royal …’, Paris: J. Couche & J. Bouilliard, [n.d., 1786-1808]. This series of plates depict the collection of the Royal Palace in Paris. .
Biography engraver: Jacques Couche (1755-1821) was a French engraver known for his detailed and precise work, often reproducing famous paintings. He worked extensively during the late 18th century.
Biography artist: Guido Cagnacci (1601-1663) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, known for his dramatic and sensual compositions, particularly of religious and mythological subjects.
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