Lot 39
Johann Gottlieb Theophilus Amadeus Prestel (1739-1808)
Truth Triumphing over Envy, 1784.
Hammer Price: £300
Description
Johann Gottlieb Theophilus Amadeus Prestel (1739-1808)
Truth Triumphing over Envy, after Jacopo Ligozzi (1547-1627)
From the series Divers Cabinets, originally plate 24, etching and aquatint "au lavis" in brown ink and gold highlights, circa 1784, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 274 x 201 mm. (10 3/4 x 8 in).
Literature:
Nagler 16 (attributed to Maria Catharina Prestel); Schwaighofer 2003, 36
⁂ Described by Nagler as very rare. An unusual and experimental printing method; the present impression is both bold and rich, with the gold ink pronounced and luminous. The original drawing by Ligozzi is now in the collection of the Albertina (Inv. no. 1658).
Description
Johann Gottlieb Theophilus Amadeus Prestel (1739-1808)
Truth Triumphing over Envy, after Jacopo Ligozzi (1547-1627)
From the series Divers Cabinets, originally plate 24, etching and aquatint "au lavis" in brown ink and gold highlights, circa 1784, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 274 x 201 mm. (10 3/4 x 8 in).
Literature:
Nagler 16 (attributed to Maria Catharina Prestel); Schwaighofer 2003, 36
⁂ Described by Nagler as very rare. An unusual and experimental printing method; the present impression is both bold and rich, with the gold ink pronounced and luminous. The original drawing by Ligozzi is now in the collection of the Albertina (Inv. no. 1658).
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