COLLECTION OF SIX 19TH CENTURY NEOCLASSICAL AQUATINTS FROM L'ANTICA ROMA,Published Stamperia Mazzoleni, Bergamo, 1825. Three matted, of the period aquatints from L'Antica Roma, Jacques Grasset Saint-Sauveur (1757-1810), published by Stamperia Mazzoleni, Bergamo, 1825, including Oratorel, L'Olimpo, Candidato, all three measuring 12 3/16" high x 8 7/16" wide (#64785.1 64784.1 & 64783.1), along with three larger matted aquatints depicting mythological figures, measuring 10 1/8" high x 8 3/8" wide, two being frontpieces, one from a natural history book and the other including a map of Cyprus. (#64787.1, 64829.1 & #64775.1) Estimate $200-300
Provenance: The Old Print Gallery, Washington, DC.
Very good, with minor toning associated with age. Good color and impression. Sheets having no tears.