[Two male figures] - Antique Print from 1781
C1781

[Two male figures]

Artist:

Francois Anne David (1741 - 1824)

Early c.18th engraving from the series, Antiquities D’Herculanum, illustrating the most beautiful ancient paintings, and marbles, bronzes and furniture found in excavations of Herculaneum and Stabia Pompe. The discovery in 1738 and 1748 of the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii gave … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

[Two male figures]

Date:

C1781

Artist:

Francois Anne David (1741 - 1824)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size: 

92mm 
x 140mm
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[Two male figures] - Antique Print from 1781

Genuine antique
dated:

1781

Description:

Early c.18th engraving from the series, Antiquities D’Herculanum, illustrating the most beautiful ancient paintings, and marbles, bronzes and furniture found in excavations of Herculaneum and Stabia Pompe. The discovery in 1738 and 1748 of the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii gave new impetus to the study of archeology.

Artist:

Francois Anne David (1741-1824)

David was a French engraver born in Paris in 1741, where he lived and worked all his life. He was a pupil of Le Bas, and became engraver to the King of Prussia. He was member of the Royal Academy of Painting in Berlin, as well as of the Academy of Sciences and Letters at Rouen. He died in Paris in 1824.

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