Cyclops Playing Panpipes
8.75 cms x 9.53 cms x 23.88 cms (3.44 ins x 3.75 ins x 3.44 ins)
Signed and dated in plate lower right
printed in 1783
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian and International Prints and Photography" held on Sun, Sep 22, 2024.
Lot 250
Lot 250
Estimate: CAD $70 - $100
Realised: CAD $40
Realised: CAD $40
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina). This print can be found in several important collections including the State Art Collection (Germany).
Notes:
Francesco Bartolozzi was born in Florence, Italy in 1727. As a young man he apprenticed in painting, but then went to Venice to study engraving and spent six years works for Joseph Wagner before setting up his own shop. He was offered the position of Engraver to the King of England, and moved to London in 1764. There he produced an enormous number of engravings, became a leading innovator of the stipple method of engraving, and taught many important British artists. After nearly forty years in England, Bartolozzi accepted the post of director of the National Academy of Lisbon, Francesco Bartolozzi died in Lisbon in 1815.
From the Gary Robertson Historical Print Collection (Regina). This print can be found in several important collections including the State Art Collection (Germany).
Notes:
Francesco Bartolozzi was born in Florence, Italy in 1727. As a young man he apprenticed in painting, but then went to Venice to study engraving and spent six years works for Joseph Wagner before setting up his own shop. He was offered the position of Engraver to the King of England, and moved to London in 1764. There he produced an enormous number of engravings, became a leading innovator of the stipple method of engraving, and taught many important British artists. After nearly forty years in England, Bartolozzi accepted the post of director of the National Academy of Lisbon, Francesco Bartolozzi died in Lisbon in 1815.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.