Putti pulling chariot carrying another Putto. Pompeii fresco.

by Lavega, Francesco

Cherubs at Work and Play... Putti and Chariot.

Original copperplate-engraved mezzotint c1757 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 (Campania)... hundreds of years after the region was covered when Mt Vesuvius erupted in AD79. With patronage of King Charles II, published in Naples circa 1760, with fine later hand-colour.

Paper slightly stretched vertically in front of 'driver'. (Price reduced.) This engraving is mounted between 'antique white' conservation rag mat board, and covered with cellophane for protection. Approximate size: 29 x 34cm (11.5 x 13.5 inches). Engraving window size, 13 x 18cm (5 1/8 x 7 1/8 inches)