Author: Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-1677).
Title: Dido and Aeneas": An Original Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar After a Drawing by Francis Cleyn.
Description: [London: Thomas Warren], [1654]. [1654]. - An original 12-1/4 inch high by 8 inch wide etching, illustrated with a 10-1/4 inch high by 7-5/8 inch wide image etched by Hollar. Latin text from the Aeneid added within the plate marks at the bottom is etched by Hollar on either side of a coat of arms. As per Pennington 303, (State 2): In a circular hall whose walls are painted with a battle scene stands a statue of Juno on a pedestal in the center. On the right Dido with a crown and sceptre, and attended by women and warriors, advances to welcome Aeneas who stands left amid his Trojans. The drawing is by F. Cleyn and the engraving is by Hollar. In this second state of the print Hollar added the text, a coat of arms, and the dedication. However, in the process the plate was cut at the bottom removing the signatures. Text on the verso, printed in letterpress, is from Ogilby's original 1654 English edition. Closely cropped near the plate marks, the etching is mounted with glue from the verso onto a larger sheet of yellow paper. The print is in otherwise near fine condition although the edges of the mount are creased and soiled. One of a series of original etchings by Wenceslaus Hollar which were created to illustrate scenes from Virgil. They first appeared in 1654 in John Ogilby's "The Works of Publivs Virgilivs Maro Translated, adorn'd with Sculpture, and illustrated with Annotations". The work was published in London and printed for the author by Thomas Warren. Hollar's etchings were after drawings by Francis Cleyn. Noted for his engravings and etchings, the prolific Bohemian artist Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) spent much of his life in England. [Ref.: Richard Pennington: "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677", published by Cambridge University Press, 1982]. Very good .
Keywords: ART; ORIGINAL ETCHING; PRINT; WENCESLAUS HOLLAR; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; 17TH CENTURY; VIRGIL; DIDO AND AENEAS; BATTLE SCENE; STATUE OF JUNO; CROWN AND SCEPTRE; WOMEN; WARRIORS; TROJANS; HISTORY OF ROME; MYTHOLOGY; THE WORKS OF PUBLIUS VIRGILIUS; THOMAS WARR
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Title: Dido and Aeneas": An Original Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar After a Drawing by Francis Cleyn.
Description: [London: Thomas Warren], [1654]. [1654]. - An original 12-1/4 inch high by 8 inch wide etching, illustrated with a 10-1/4 inch high by 7-5/8 inch wide image etched by Hollar. Latin text from the Aeneid added within the plate marks at the bottom is etched by Hollar on either side of a coat of arms. As per Pennington 303, (State 2): In a circular hall whose walls are painted with a battle scene stands a statue of Juno on a pedestal in the center. On the right Dido with a crown and sceptre, and attended by women and warriors, advances to welcome Aeneas who stands left amid his Trojans. The drawing is by F. Cleyn and the engraving is by Hollar. In this second state of the print Hollar added the text, a coat of arms, and the dedication. However, in the process the plate was cut at the bottom removing the signatures. Text on the verso, printed in letterpress, is from Ogilby's original 1654 English edition. Closely cropped near the plate marks, the etching is mounted with glue from the verso onto a larger sheet of yellow paper. The print is in otherwise near fine condition although the edges of the mount are creased and soiled. One of a series of original etchings by Wenceslaus Hollar which were created to illustrate scenes from Virgil. They first appeared in 1654 in John Ogilby's "The Works of Publivs Virgilivs Maro Translated, adorn'd with Sculpture, and illustrated with Annotations". The work was published in London and printed for the author by Thomas Warren. Hollar's etchings were after drawings by Francis Cleyn. Noted for his engravings and etchings, the prolific Bohemian artist Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) spent much of his life in England. [Ref.: Richard Pennington: "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677", published by Cambridge University Press, 1982]. Very good .
Keywords: ART; ORIGINAL ETCHING; PRINT; WENCESLAUS HOLLAR; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; 17TH CENTURY; VIRGIL; DIDO AND AENEAS; BATTLE SCENE; STATUE OF JUNO; CROWN AND SCEPTRE; WOMEN; WARRIORS; TROJANS; HISTORY OF ROME; MYTHOLOGY; THE WORKS OF PUBLIUS VIRGILIUS; THOMAS WARR
Price: US$ 150.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 96609
- Book number: 96609
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