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PROPERTY FROM THE PONTIFICAL SCOTS COLLEGE, ROME
JOHANN AUGUST NAHL II (1752-1825)
A Bacchante resting by an Urn
Details
JOHANN AUGUST NAHL II (1752-1825)
A Bacchante resting by an Urn
etching
circa 1790s
on laid paper, without watermark
a very fine impression of this rare print
printing sharply and evenly, with much inky relief
with margins
some flattened folds and pale staining
Plate 180 x 208 mm.
Sheet 236 x 271 mm.
A Bacchante resting by an Urn
etching
circa 1790s
on laid paper, without watermark
a very fine impression of this rare print
printing sharply and evenly, with much inky relief
with margins
some flattened folds and pale staining
Plate 180 x 208 mm.
Sheet 236 x 271 mm.
Provenance
Pontifical Scots College, Rome; acquired through Dr Alexander Grant, rector of the College from 1846-1878.
Literature
A. Griffiths, F. Carey, German Printmaking in the Age of Goethe, London, 1994, p. 104-106, no. 58 (another impression illustrated).
Brought to you by
Stefano Franceschi
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