Description Medium: Copper engraving (etching) on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Coat af arms. Sheet size: 49 x 32 cm (19.29 x 12.6 inch). Image size: 49 x 32 cm. (19.29 x 12.6 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. DIANA, ARTEMIS, DIANA OF EPHESUS, EPHESIAN DIANA, FERTILITY GODDESS, CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY, ROMAN SCULPTURE, MUSEO PIO CLEMENTINO, TIVOLI, HADRIAN’S VILLA, 18TH CENTURY ENGRAVING | PCO-B2-32 BACKGROUND INFORMATION From ‘Il Museo Pio-Clementino’, Rome, 1784. Biography engraver: Carlo Carloni (active 18th century) was an Italian engraver known for his contributions to archaeological and classical publications, particularly Il Museo Pio Clementino, under the direction of Giovanni Battista Visconti. Biography artist: Vincenzo Dolcibene was an Italian draughtsman and designer active in the late 18th century, known for his precise renderings of classical sculptures for scholarly publications such as the Museo Pio Clementino.
