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Antonio Visentini (Venice 1688- Venice 1782)
A vignette with a globe c. 1730-39
Pen and bistre | 5.2 x 10.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907657
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A design for a vignette featuring a globe, resembling a telescopic view of Mars, flanked by symmetrical scrolls incorporating flowers. The engraving after this drawing is on f33 of the volume.
RCIN 907657 and RCIN 907684 were engraved as illustrations to Antonio Conti's Prose e poesie, published by Pasquali in 1739.Provenance
Probably acquired in 1762 by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice
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Pen and bistre
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5.2 x 10.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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