Sodalibus amor patr. Congreg. In augmentum agric. commercii et bonar. art. mag. Britanniae.
Rome: Circa 18th Century. Engraving. 48 x 37 cm, sheet size. Old laid paper.
For an edition of "Collection of Etruscan, Greek, And Roman Antiquities From The Cabinet Of The Honble. Wm. Hamilton His Britannick Maiesty's Envoy Extraordinary at The Court Of Naples."
"Antiquités Etrusques, Grecques Et Romaines, Tirées Du Cabinet De M. Hamilton, Envoyé Extraordinaire De S. M. Britannique En Cour De Naples.
In Vol. I no plate is signed. In Vol. II the first dedication-plate is signed as drawn by G. Bracci and engraved by C. Pignatari; the second, as drawn by Gius. Bracci and engraved by Ant. Cardon. Plate 22 is signed as engraved by Carmine Pignatari; all others are unsigned. Most in-text illustrations in both volumes are signed by draughtsman (Giuseppe Bracci or Edmondo Beaulieu) and/or engraver (Ant. Cardon, Car. Nolli, Carmine Pignatari, Filip. de Grado). The illustration of the Trebbia tomb (v.II. p.57) is said by Winckelmann to have been based on a sketch made by Hamilton himself. The printer is named in the colophons of Vols. I, II: 'Imprimé a Naples - Par François Morelli'. Volume I is dedicated by William Hamilton to King George III. Volume II has two dedication-plates - one by D'Hancarville to the memory of J.J. Winckelmann, the other to 'Sodalibus Amor Patr. Congreg In Augmentum Agric. Commercii Et. Bonar. Art. Mag. Britanniae' [i.e. the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce]. Item #51-2766
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