Putti with peace dove. Pompeii fresco antique print.

by Lavega, Francesco

Antique print. Putti and Peace Dove Pompeii fresco.

One of a charming series of small 18th century engravings of Putti in Pompeii frescoes. Engraved on copper c1757 by Nicolaus Vanni after a drawing by Francesco Lavega for the most important eighteenth century documentation of the archaeological excavations at Pompeii, Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Stabiae (Campania) on the Bay of Naples which were covered by lava when Mt Vesuvius erupted in AD79. With patronage of the King, Charles II, (as issued) published in Naples c1760.

This small image has been mounted in conservation board, and covered with cellophane for protection. External measurement is 29 x 34cm (11 3/8 x 13 3/8 inches). Engraving window size, 13 x 18cm (5 1/8 x 7 inches)