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Giovanni Cattini (1725-1800)
A huntsman with two young women holding a caged bird 1754
Etching with engraving | 46.6 x 58.4 cm (platemark) | RCIN 809071.n
Giovanni Cattini (1725-1800)
Master: Icones ad vivum expressae Item: A huntsman with two young women holding a caged bird 1754
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A print by Cattini reproducing a drawing of a young huntsman and two young women holding a caged bird by Piazzetta in the Royal Collection (see RCIN 991252). Lettered within a printed border with the names of the artists and a dedication to Prospero Valmarana. Numbered below border: XIII.
A set of 14 prints by Cattini after drawings by Piazzetta was first published in 1743 by the Pasquali Press as the Icones ad vivum Expressae [Images taken from Life]. The set was reissued in 1754, 1763 and 1767, though the final edition included only eight prints. Cattini trained with the influential Venetian engravers Giovanni Antonio Faldoni and Marco Alvise Pitteri, adopting their technique with little cross-hatching. Each print in the set was dedicated to a wealthy Venetian nobleman or collector, in this case Prospero Valmarana. The original drawing was in Smith's collection.Provenance
Likely the volume listed on page 12 of Inventory A c.1817 as 'Joannis Baptistæ Piazzetta, Icones. Fol. Venet 1754'
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Etching with engraving
Measurements
46.6 x 58.4 cm (platemark)
