An extremely rare 18th century Italian maritime print
TAGLIAGAMBE, Giacomo.
Nave Mercantile Olandese. Dedicata All' Ill.mo Signor Enrico Holst Negoziante nella Cittá di Livorno.
Livorno?, c.1780. Engraving with original hand colour on heavy paper. 455 x 690mm.
Old ink mss. in sky: ''Nave Mercantile Olandese con vento fresco''.
A Dutch merchant ship under sail, with the rigging meticulously recorded. The dedication is to Enrico Holst, a merchant from Hamburg who was a member of the 'Congregazione Olandese-Alemanna', a trading association in Livorno.
This is one of a series of images of the merchant ships trading with Tuscany engraved by Ferdinando Fambrini, an engraver better known for his prints of local buildings.
Tagliagambe's original maritime prints are rare: most examples seen for sale are modern reproductions.
Stock ID : 21099
SOLD
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An extremely rare 18th century Italian maritime print
TAGLIAGAMBE, Giacomo.
Nave Mercantile Olandese. Dedicata All' Ill.mo Signor Enrico Holst Negoziante nella Cittá di Livorno.
Livorno?, c.1780. Engraving with original hand colour on heavy paper. 455 x 690mm.
Old ink mss. in sky: ''Nave Mercantile Olandese con vento fresco''.
A Dutch merchant ship under sail, with the rigging meticulously recorded. The dedication is to Enrico Holst, a merchant from Hamburg who was a member of the 'Congregazione Olandese-Alemanna', a trading association in Livorno.
This is one of a series of images of the merchant ships trading with Tuscany engraved by Ferdinando Fambrini, an engraver better known for his prints of local buildings.
Tagliagambe's original maritime prints are rare: most examples seen for sale are modern reproductions.
Stock ID : 21099
SOLD
To see similar items click here