An extremely rare 18th century Italian maritime print

TAGLIAGAMBE, Giacomo.

Nave Mercantile Danese. Dedicata All' Ill.mo Sig. Paolo Barbaud Capitano della Marine Reale Agente, e Console di S. M. Danese in Toscana,
Livorno, c.1780. Engraving with original hand colour on heavy paper. 455 x 680mm.

Old ink mss. in sky: ''Nave Mercantile Danese con vento di Borina'', small tear in lower margin.

A Danish merchant ship under sail, with the rigging meticulously recorded. The dedication is to Paolo Barbaud, the Danish consul 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 : 21100