








On offer is etching, hand colored, Mid 18th C, Saverio Manetti, Lorenzo Lorenzi and Violante Vanni , Plate CCCCXVIII. Commissioned by Maria Luisa, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Saverio Manetti’s”Storia naturale degli uccelli” (Natural History of Birds) was a monumental work spanning 5 large volumes, with some 600 watercolor illustrations by Lorenzo Lorenzi, Violante Vanni and Manetti himself. On offer is this amazing antique hand colored artwork from Saverio Manetti of Italy. Frame: 17 3/4″ x 14″. Needs to be reframed. Green wood frame broken and repaired at bottom. Print: (matt window) 10″ x 13″. Please check the photos. They are photos of the actual piece. The paper has yellowed slightly with age and some very mild foxing. The print is unmarked and undamaged. Needs to be reframed in a frame befitting to this wonderful antique piece of artwork. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “the-antique-company” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Artist: Saverio Manetti
- Production Technique: Etching
- Style: Realism
- Material: Etching
- Theme: birds
- Time Period Produced: 1760’s
- Type: Lithograph
- Features: Framed, Matted
- Subject: Natural History
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Open Edition Print
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Date of Creation: Pre-1800
- Color: Multi-Color
- Print Surface: Paper
