Egyptian Figure - Original Etching Hand Colored by L. Pizzi After A. Tofanelli 1793

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“Idolo Egizio” - Image Dim: cm 48 x 33, Dim: cm 59 x 44. Precious Etching on copper: Hand-colored subject … Read more “Idolo Egizio” - Image Dim: cm 48 x 33, Dim: cm 59 x 44. Precious Etching on copper: Hand-colored subject on black ink bottom. Designed by Agostino Tofanelli and engraved by Luigi Pizzi in 1793. In Very Good condition, except some light stains in lower margin. From ''Illustrazioni de'Monumenti scelti Borghesiani già esistenti nella Villa sul Pincio (\.)date ora per la prima volta in luce dal cav. Gio. Gherardo De Rossi e da Stefano Piale sotto la guida di Vincenzo Feoli.'', by Ennio Quirino Visconti, published in Rome, 1821. It deals with two volumes of engravings showing the main antique monuments or statues collected by the Prince Borghese in his Villa in Pincio Hill. Remarkable contemporary artists like Luigi Cunego, Gio. Batta Leonetti, Pietro Bettelini, Gio. Brunetti, Giovanni Ottaviani, Angelo Campanella, Pietro Fontana contributed. Drawings are, above all, by Agostino Tofanelli, Bernardino Nocchi, Domenico de Angelis, Teodoro Matteini. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. See less