A suite of 5 Directoire-era etchings and aquatints depicting scenes from antiquity, after drawings by Jean-Guillaume Moitte (1746-1810), author, and by the engraver Jean François Janinet (1752-1814). Published by François Jules Gabriel Depeuille (1750).
Four engravings (52 cm x 24 cm) with a giltwood frame (70 cm x 42 cm):
- The Virtue of Lucretia.
- The Death of Lucretia.
- The Conspiracy of Catiline Uncovered.
- The Constancy of Coriolanus / Coriolanus, condemned to exile by the Tribunes, consoles his wife and mother and entrusts his two children to their care.
1 engraving: (48 cm / 21 cm) with the giltwood frame (54 cm / 37 cm):
- The officer apologizes to Philopoemen: I am paying the price for my bad appearance.
Condition report: Framed under glass with foxing.
Delivery
Europe: €200
US/Canada/HK: €350
Rest of the world: Price upon request
- Reference :
- 3511
- Width :
- 70 (cm)
- Height :
- 42 (cm)
- Depth :
- 2 (cm)
- Era:
- 18th century
- Style:
- Directory
- Materials:
- Paper
