Original Antique Maps and Prints. Description: This scarse print / plate originates from:’A Select Collection of Drawings From Curious Antique Gems; Most of Them in the Possession of the Nobility and Gentry of This Kingdom; Etched After the Manner of Rembrandt. Worlidge, painter, published in London, 1768. Worlidge’s last work was this Antique Gems, a series of 182 etchings of gems from the antique (three are in duplicate). The series was published in parts, some of which seem to have been issued as early as 1754; but Worlidge died before the work was completed. It was finished by his pupils William Grimaldi and George Powle. Artists and Engravers: Engraver and artist: T. He studied art in London as a pupil of the Genoese refugee Alessandro Maria Grimaldi 1659? He painted portraits of his master Grimaldi and his master’s wife about 1720. He married Grimaldi’s daughter, and remained on close terms with Alexander Grimaldi, his master’s son. Subsequently he received instruction from Louis Peter Boitard. Subject: Original finely engraved print, from a scarse and beautifully executed collection of images, strong impressions. It shows a depiction of a centaur mother breast-feeding her child. A centaur is a mythological creature with the upper body of a man or woman, the lower half that of a horse. Condition: Excellent given age. General age related toning and some occasional light staining or thumbing or faint foxing. Please study scan carefully. Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 21 x 30 cm. The image size is ca. 10.2 x 7.7 cm. Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 6 x 8.7 inch. 4 x 3 inch. Medium: Very finely etched lines and tones (possibly some mezzotint or drypoint created tones) on a verge type hand laid paper. ThePrintsCollector – LaurentiusOldMasterPrints Frans Laurentius Margo van Latum – van Dongen, Frank van Latum Located in Zeeland (Noord-Brabant) – The Netherlands. GO TO OUR STORE and explore our huge collection of fine antique maps and prints. FIND SIMILAR ITEMS IN OUR STORE. Visit our Store: we would like to invite you to review similar items in our Store or to browse through all other items in our Store. We are confident that you will find very special unique antique maps and prints in our Store. It is our privilege to have you as a customer. Combined orders are possible! This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “theprintscollectoruk” and is located in this country: NL. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Subject: Mythology, Nudes
- Type: Antique Print
- Medium: Etching
- Style: Realism
- Size: Small
- Artist: Thomas Worlidge
- Features: Unframed
- Width (Inches): 11.8 in
- Height (Inches): 8.3 in
- Image Orientation: Landscape
- Item Width: 30 cm
- Item Height: 21.1 cm
- Year of Production: 1768
- Time Period Produced: 1750-1799
- Framing: Unframed
- Production Technique: Etching
- Theme: History
- Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
- Material: Paper
- Culture: European
- Region of Origin: Europe
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Europe
- Unit of Sale: Single Piece
- EAN: 8718613345402