Antique Master Print-TOMB-AT-NOLA-FRONTISPIECE-HAMILTON-VASES-Clener-Kniep-1791

Description Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 29.7 x 42 cm (11.69 x 16.54 inch). Image size: 29.7 x 42 cm. (11.69 x 16.54 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. TOMB, NOLA, EXCAVATION, VASES, ARCHAEOLOGY, HAMILTON, NAPLES, 18TH CENTURY, CLASSICAL ART, GRAND TOUR, ANTIQUITY | PCO-B9-40 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Frontispiece to William Hamilton’s 1791 volume of vase engravings, ‘Collection of engravings from ancient vases…’ published in Naples in 1791. Reference: BM 2013,5007.2; “Vases and Volcanoes” (Jenkins & Sloan). Biography engraver: Angelo Clener (fl. 1810-1830) was an 18th-century engraver active in Naples, known for detailed archaeological and classical subject matter, including works for William Hamilton. Biography artist: Christoph Heinrich Kniep (1755?1825) was a German painter and draughtsman who accompanied Goethe on his Italian journey and created meticulous archaeological illustrations, especially around Naples.