Cherub feeding Snake. Pompeiian fresco by Morghen after Vanni

by Morghen, Filippo

Cherub feeding snake on pedestal. Pompeii fresco antique print.

One of a charming series of small 18th century fresco engravings unearthed at Pompeii.

Original mezzotint engraved on copper by Fillipo Morghen after a drawing by Nicolaus Vanni for the most important 18th century archaeological documentation, of excavations at Pompeii, Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Stabiae, - discovered during excavation hundreds of years after the region was covered by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 CE. Published in Naples circa 1757, with patronage of King Charles II.

This small image has later colour. Engraving to plate mark: 11 x 16cm (4 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches).