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Pasquali's printer's mark published 1748
Pen and bistre | 15.0 x 21.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907630
Antonio Visentini (Venice 1688- Venice 1782)
Pasquali's printer's mark published 1748
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A design for a printer's mark: within a cartouche flanked by statuary and antique architectural motifs and medallions, Apollo stands in glory, holding an open book; with the words Litterarum Felicitas on bands above. See also RCIN 807870.
RCIN 907629, 907630, 907631 and 907575 are printer's marks used repeatedly in Giambattista Pasquali's publications: RCIN 907629 appeared in the Virgil of 1736 and the Sallust of 1737; RCIN 907630 appeared in Muratori's Liturgia Romana Vetus of 1748; RCIN 907631 was published in Temanza's Delle Antichita di Rimino of 1741, and RCIN 907575 in Guicciardini's Istoria d'Italia of 1738.Provenance
Probably acquired in 1762 by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice
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Medium and techniques
Pen and bistre
Measurements
15.0 x 21.5 cm (sheet of paper)
