Antique etching " Cascade Delle Marmore by Terni" on handmade paper from 18th century. It was executed around 1780s by Italian etcher Carlo Antonini (active in Rome late 18th-early 19th century) after original by famous German Classicist Jakob Philipp Hackert (1737-1807).
Literature: Thieme/Becket, Benezit and other lexicons; on-line Wikipedia.
Inscription: in the plate signed: " Phillippus Hackert Delinaevit, Carolus Antonini Sculpsit Roma".
Technique: etching on handmade paper, Antique gilt frame.
Measurements: unframed w 17" x h 22 7/8" (43 x 58 cm), framed w 20 1/8" x h 24 1/3" (51 x 62 cm).
Condition: in original condition, a crease in the middle , some crumpling of paper under the image, the top margin is folded behind cardboard cover. |