[Stipple engravings of classical and mythological scenes].

[England] ; [France], [circa 1750-1800]

12 prints : color stipple engravings printed on silk ; silk sheets 13 x 23 cm and smaller

Purchased from Simon Beattie on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 2017.

This material is open for research.

12 color stipple engravings printed on silk, depicting classical and mythological scenes, circa 1750-1800. One scene, captioned "Winter", was engraved by John Ogborne after a work by William Hamilton. One scene, depicting Athena bringing Pegasus to the Muses at Mount Helicon, was engraved by Jacques-Louis Copia after a work by Giovanni Battista Cipriani. One scene, depicting an unidentified classical scene, was engraved by Auguste Sandoz. Nine prints are by unidentified artists and depict classical subjects, including an allegory of autumn and scenes featuring Apollo and Athena, the Muses, and Nymphs.

English

April 27, 2021

William Hamilton, Stipple Engravings of Classical and Mythological Scenes. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

William Hamilton, Stipple Engravings of Classical and Mythological Scenes. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.