Auction 20 / Prints and Drawings XVI-XX century, Paintings of the 19th-20th centuries

tue 14 JUNE 2016
Benjamin Smith (Londra, 1754 - 1833) : The Tempest. Act I, Scene II. The Enchanted Island: Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero and Miranda. Da George Romney. - Auction Prints and Drawings XVI-XX century, Paintings of the 19th-20th centuries - Libreria Antiquaria Gonnelli - Casa d'Aste - Gonnelli Casa d'Aste
Lot 435

Benjamin Smith (Londra, 1754 - 1833)

The Tempest. Act I, Scene II. The Enchanted Island: Before the Cell of Prospero - Prospero and Miranda. Da George Romney.

1797.

Incisione a punteggiato (stipple engraving). mm 505x630. Foglio: mm 530x670. Titolo in basso al centro, ai lati il testo ed i nomi degli autori, sotto dell’editore. "Published Sept. 29. 1797 by John & Josiah Boydell, at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall & at No. 90, Cheapside, London." Una delle più celebri e riuscite incisioni contenute nella cosiddetta "Boydell Shakespeare Gallery": Collection of Prints, from Pictures for the Purpose of illustrating the Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, by the Artists of Great Britain (London: John Boydell, 1803-[1805]). All’esecuzione dei dipinti commissionati da Boydell, destinati ad essere tradotti in incisioni allo scopo di finanziare l’impresa, collaborarono Joshua Reynolds, Richard Westall, Thomas Stothard, George Romney, Henry Fuseli, Benjamin West, Angelica Kauffman, Robert Smirke, John Opie, Francesco Bartolozzi, Thomas Kirk, Henry Thomson e Josiah Boydell.



Margini lievemente ingialliti con qualche minimo danno al bordo inferiore.

Base price
EUR 200,00
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