1808 Sir William Hamilton Engraved Aquatint Greek Mythology Gods & Goddesses
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for a detailed view. Information: Sir William Hamilton [1730-1806] was a collector and enthusiast of the arts and sciences at the height of the Age of Enlightenment in Naples. Born to an aristocratic Scottish family, he assembled one of the world's finest collections of Greek and Roman antiquities. He was the British Envoy to the two Sicily’s from 1764-1800. Most of the antiquities he collected came from excavations in Southern Italy and Sicily. In 1766, h...e watched the excavation of the Trebbia Tomb, and decided to produce accurate drawings of the vases found in that archeological dig.Hamilton hired Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein to engrave the Greek Porcinari collection Hamilton had amassed. Tischbein was a talented German painter, engraver, and theorist. Each plate features a beautiful scene, predominantly derived from Greek mythology, which features horses, chariots, nudes, pottery, soldiers, royalty, and mythical animalsDate: 1801-1808Source: Collection of Engravings of Antique VasesVolume: UnknownUnknownDescription: Greek MythologyPrint method: Engraving on Chain-linked, water-marked paper with professional coloringCondition: Overall ExcellentSize of Print: Paper size 495 x 370 mm. Print size 230 x 330 mm. Approximately (Paper size 19 ¼ x 14 ½ Print size 9 ¼ x 12 ¾ inches)References: Burgess, June. "Sir William Hamilton: a Scottish Neapolitan." IRC-CNR Napoli. http://www.irc.na.cnr.it/CI/26symp/hamilton.html (14 June 2002); "(Johann Heinrich) Wilhelm Tischbein." The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Macmillan. 2000. Artnet.com.http://www.artnet.com/library/08/0852/T085224.asp (4 January 2006); "Italy on the Grand Tour: Witness Ceremonies and Theater." J. Paul Getty Trust. 2001. http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/grand_tour/t7_spectacle.html (14 June 2002); "Tischbein." The Grove Dictionary of Art. New York: Macmillan. 2000. Artnet.com. http://www.artnet.com/library/08/0852/T085218.asp (4 January 2006); Williamson, George C., ed. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers. London: G. Bell and Sons: 1930. Vol. 5, pp. 184-185 (Tischbein). Pierre-Francois Hugues D’hancarville “The Complete Collection of Antiques from the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton. (Published by Taschen)A Great Gift For Any Manuscript Collector We Now Accept PayPal! We Ship Worldwide. Please Contact Us For a Free Shipping Quote!