Lot 357 - Web Auction 99

Agostino Tofanelli
Sitting Isis with the head of a cat
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240,00 EUR
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Description

"Sitting Isis with the head of a cat" (Pl. XLVII, Tom. I).

Precious engraving, hand watercolored, background with black India ink. Drawn by Agostino Tofanelli, engraved by Gio. Batta Leonetti. In excellent condition, with some slight stains on the lower edge.

This engraving on full page is part of "Illustrazioni de'Monumenti scelti Borghesiani già esistenti nella Villa sul Pincio (..)date ora per la prima volta in luce dal cav. Gio. Gherardo De Rossi e da Stefano Piale sotto la guida di Vincenzo Feoli", by Ennio Quirino Visconti, published in Rome in 1821. These are two volumes illustrated with engravings showing the main ancient monuments and statues collected by Prince Borghese in his villa at the Pincio. Contributions were made by artists such as Luigi Cunego, Gio. Batta Leonetti, Pietro Bettelini, Gio. Brunetti, Giovanni Ottaviani, Angelo Campanella, Pietro Fontana, Agostino Tofanelli, Bernardino Nocchi, Domenico de Angelis, Teodoro Matteini.
59.5 x 44.5 (foglio), 48 x 33 (image)

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