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Antonio Visentini (Venice 1688- Venice 1782)
P. Virgilii Maronis Opera: a design for a vignette 1735-36
Pen and bistre | 9.2 x 16.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907653
Antonio Visentini (Venice 1688- Venice 1782)
907653.jpg 1735-36
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A rejected design for a vignette intended for P. Virgilii Maronis Opera, published by Giambattista Pasquali in 1736: an eagle with outspread wings stands at the centre of a filigree design which is intertwined with branches.
Designs for P. Virgilii Maronis Opera: RCIN 907632, 907633, 907578-907585, 907640, 907646-907653. RCIN 907646-907648, 907650-907653 are designs that were also published as engravings in the Italian edition of Chambers' Encyclopedia, published by Pasquali for Consul Smith in 1748-9.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
9.2 x 16.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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Other number(s)
RL 7653Alternative title(s)
A design for a vignette
