Le Concert d'une Faune (The Faun's Concert). Engraving and etching after the drawing by Carlo Cignani (1628-1719)
London: ca. 1800.
Image size 220 x 272 mm; sheet size 244 x 305 mm. In sepia ink on wove paper.
The scene depicts a faun playing a flute-type instrument accompanied by two putti, one playing a tambourine and the other a pan flute; a fourth figure, a mortal, listens to the music while draping one arm around a large urn.
Two tiny abrasions, visible only when put up to light.
An attractive, clean, and fresh copy overall.
Calabi & De Vesme 416 (the first printing of 1765). British Museum registration number 1868,0808.2705.
The present printing would appear to be a later re-strike.
Bartolozzi was a distinguished Italian engraver, active in London.
Item #41104
Price: $275.00 other currencies