Vase in possession of the Marquis of Buckingham. c1844

by Moses, Henry

Antique print of Vase of Marquis of Buckingham.

Fine copperplate engraving ( with a musical theme) by Henry Moses for A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, Paterea, Tripods, Candelabra and Sarcophagi, from various Museums and Collections, published in London c1844 (later colour).

Henry Moses considered that, of all antiquities, vases provide the most admiration because of their variety, elegance of form, unusual designs, and beauty of the compositions that adorn them - that illustrate life and beliefs in the period represented.  “The study of the unrivalled works of the ancients is essential to the establishment of good taste and correct judgement, and has laid the foundation of those excellencies which have given celebrity to all the distinguished artists of modern times. Many of the most admirable productions of antiquity are however inaccessible to students, whose limited income will not allow of their travelling to see them;… I therefore conceived that I should perform an acceptable service to the lovers and professors of the Arts, if I were to select from various Museums, Collections, and Cabinets, such of the most esteemed monuments of ancient times, as would tend to improve the judgement, and refine the taste of the Student.”

Page size measures approximately 240 x 175mm (9.5 x 7 inches). To intaglio impression is 14 x 10cm (5.5 x 4 inches).