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Description
This rare etching is plate 193 from Liber Veritatis, published by Francesco Bourli?, Rome 1815, from the original drawing of Claudio di Lorena (aka Claude Lorrain).Plate 193 depicts Mount Helicon, crowned by a beautiful Temple and the Fountain Hippocrene flowing around its base. Apollo and the Muses are distributed on its acclivity. It is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper engraved by the Italian artist Ludovico Caracciolo, a landscapist and engraver. Signed and numbered at the bottom of the plate: Claudio di Lorena inv., L. Caracciolo F.Size: Plate: approximately 8.5in ? 11in (21cm ? 27 cm) Sheet: 10.5in ? 12.5in (27cm ? 31.5 cm)
Condition
The print is in excellent condition but please inspect the image carefully for any occasional age related marks.
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Mount Helicon by Caracciolo 1815
Estimate £250 - £500
Starting Price
£100
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