Spectacular mid-18th century prospect of Venice
WERNER, Friedrich Bernhard.
Venetia.
Augsburg, Johann Friedrich Probst, c.1750. Two sheets conjoined, total 375 x 1030mm.
A scarce prospect of Venice, drawn by Friedrich Bernhard Werner (1690-1776), who visited the city in 1730. This is the second of two versions recorded by Moretto, with the 86-point keys in Italian and Latin augmented by a version in German.
MORETTO: 156, state ii of ii, with plate number 95.
Stock ID : 16848
£5,500
£5,500
Spectacular mid-18th century prospect of Venice
WERNER, Friedrich Bernhard.
Venetia.
Augsburg, Johann Friedrich Probst, c.1750. Two sheets conjoined, total 375 x 1030mm.
A scarce prospect of Venice, drawn by Friedrich Bernhard Werner (1690-1776), who visited the city in 1730. This is the second of two versions recorded by Moretto, with the 86-point keys in Italian and Latin augmented by a version in German.
MORETTO: 156, state ii of ii, with plate number 95.
Stock ID : 16848
£5,500
£5,500