Unusual, rare Hamilton Vases - large, black and ochre c1800.

by Hamilton, Sir William

Classical figures fighting, bird, and dog. Painted Vases numbered 11, 12 and 13.

Original aquatint engraving circa 1800 by Pierre-François Hugues d’Hancarville (1719-1805), for the grand 1766-1776 catalogue of ancient Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities of Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), Ambassador of Great Britain to the Kingdom of Naples. William Hamilton took an active part in the excavations of Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabea, employing many young local boys as 'runners' to assist in his quest.

This large copperplate engraving has slight foxing and a few almost imperceptible bends in the paper. Priced accordingly.
Intaglio impression, 330 x 550mm ( Page size is 415 x 575mm (16 3/8 x 22 1/2 inches)