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ABDUCTION OF HELEN 1781 Pietro Vitali - Guido Reni ANTIQUE ETCHING
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- ID# : 224546675
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 29
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : gregedwards (+22)
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- Start : Mon 28 Oct 2024 10:25:50 (BST)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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Original 1781 9 1/8 inch x 12 1/2 inch Etching and Engraving titled THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
Cupid standing holding his quiver and bow with finger pointing upwards, on a coast with a ship in the background.
Print by Pietro Vitali (1755 - circa 1830). Reproductive engraver from Vicenza.
From the painting by Guido Reni (1575 - 1642). The figure of Cupid is extracted from Reni's painting of the Abduction of Helen, of which the prime version is in the Louvre, Paris.
Published by Giovanni Volpato (1740 - 1803)
Inscription: Lettered below the image: “Guido Reni Pinxt. / P.Vitali Delint. et Sculp. Romae 1781. Apud Joh. Volpato. / Numquam humeris positurus arcum. Horace”
The etching is in very good condition with general age-related toning and minor defects from handling.
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 224546675 |
| Start Time | Mon 28 Oct 2024 10:25:50 (BST) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 29 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
| Date of Creation | Pre-1800 |
| Listed By | !Title |
| Originality | Original |
| Print Surface | Paper |
| Subject | Figures |
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