Cherubs Hide and Seek, engraved by Morghen after Vanni c1760.

by Vanni, Niccolo

Cherubs playing hide and seek. Fresco antique print. One of a charming series of small 18th century engravings of Putti at Work and Play.

Original mezzotint engraved on copper c1760 by Filippo Morghen after a drawing by Niccolo Vanni for the most important 18th century archaeological documentation, of excavations at Pompeii, Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Stabiae, - hundreds of years after the region was covered by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD79. With patronage of King Charles II, this wwonderful series of engravings was published in Naples between 1757 and 1792 (with fine later hand-colour). 

This antique print is mounted between 'antique white' conservation rag mat board, and covered with cellophane for presentation and protection until framed. Engraving to plate mark: 11 x 16cm. Window size 14 x 19cm (5.5 x 7.5 inches). External size for frame: 29 x 34cm (11.5 x 13.5 inches).