Antique Print-MYTHOLOGY-CADMUS-AGENOR-1799

Engraving, etching, stipple engraving combination on hand laid paper with watermark (not visible on every sheet. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 22 x 14.5 cm. The image size is ca. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 8.7 x 5.7 inch. The image size is ca. 6.9 x 4.5 inch.

Plate 39: ‘Pater ignarus Cadmo ….. Agenor.’ (Cadmus, the son of the Phoenician king Agenor send out to find his sister Europa). These delicate engravings were published in 1802 by Burglen in Augsburg in a work called:”Ovids Verwandlungen in kupfer von den bessten Kunstlern Deutschlands vorgestellt, …” These specific engravings have a slightly different plate numbering and the paper appears more luxurious. Our analysis is they might be from a slightly different edition or perhaps even printed as seperate prints.Artists and Engravers: Unknown (Kilian?). The book title says that several of the best German artists made these engravings.

Condition: Fine. general age related toning. paper is larger as shown on scan.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-MYTHOLOGY-CADMUS-AGENOR

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