Herculaneum Fresco 1750s Copper Etching Giovanni Morghen engravers Antique Neo authentic Classical Italian fine detail Framable 19 by 14 inches

Herculaneum Fresco by Giovanni Morghen et al engravers 1750s Copper Etching

Antique Neo Classical Italian fine detail

The fresco was discovered only in 1759, and three years later was published for the first time in ‘Delle Antichità di Ercolano' (Naples, Vol. III, 1762, pl. 7), where the engraving is fully signed: “Gio. Morghen Reg. del. / C. Nolli Reg. f.”.

Palmi due Napolitani, Palmi due Romani, unbound page, from "Le Antichita di Eroclano Esposte" (Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed)

Measures 19 by 14 inches. Clear plate marks showing indention of printing process. Paper slightly browned with some spotting in the margins.

Beautiful Black and White Etching created based on a fresco in Herculaneum recovered by King Charles III of Naples and commissioned to be hung in the Royal Palace in Naples.

This print is based on frescos excavated in Herculaneum. Any inconsistent areas which are cross hatched, show areas were the plaster was missing within the fresco.

Herculaneum was completely buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79AD. Largely forgotten until 1710, some remains were found, and in 1738, the King of Naples started a systematic excavation of the area which is still ongoing though part of the area is now underneath the modern town of Ercolano.
The official publication on the antiquities, which consisted of eight volumes published at Naples in Italian from 1757-92, was not offered for public sale but was intended for presentation to selected persons by Charles III , under whose aegis the excavations were undertaken.

Signed: G Morg Reg dis. Nolli Se

The detailing is exceptionally fine.

Original page measures 19 by14. Pressed Image measures 12 by 9 inche.s

Signed in plate.

On laid paper. Copper plate engraving

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