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"AENEAS IN THE UNDERWORLD": An Original Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after a drawing by Francis Cleyn.
by Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-1677)
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
[London: Thomas Warren], [1654]., [1654].. Very good. - An original 11-5/8 inch high by 7-7/8 inch wide etching, illustrated with a 10-1/8 inch high by 7-5/8 inch wide image etched by Hollar. Latin text added within the plate marks at the bottom is etched by Hollar on either side of a coat of arms. As per Pennington 312, (State 2): Aeneas and the Sybil on the right are confronted in the jaws of the underworld by the Hydra, the Chimaera, the Lernian Snake, Briarius, and others. "F. Cleyn inv." and "W. Hollar fecit" are etched within the image at the lower left and right corners. Text on the verso, printed in letterpress, is from Ogilby's original 1654 English edition. Closely cropped close to the plate marks, the etching is mounted with glue from the verso onto a larger sheet of paper. The print is in otherwise near fine condition although the edges of the mount are foxed.
One of a series of original etchings by Wenceslaus Hollar which were created to illustrate scenes from Virgil. They first appeared in 1654 in John Ogilby's "The Works of Publivs Virgilivs Maro Translated, adorn'd with Sculpture, and illustrated with Annotations". The work was published in London and printed for the author by Thomas Warren. Hollar's etchings were after drawings by Francis Cleyn.
Noted for his engravings and etchings, the prolific Bohemian artist Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) spent much of his life in England.
[Ref.: Richard Pennington: "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677", published by Cambridge University Press, 1982].
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96615
- Title
- "AENEAS IN THE UNDERWORLD": An Original Etching by Wenceslaus Hollar after a drawing by Francis Cleyn.
- Author
- Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-1677)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- [London: Thomas Warren], [1654].
- Date Published
- [1654].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ART; ORIGINAL ETCHING; PRINT; WENCESLAUS HOLLAR; SEVENTEENTH CENTURY; 17TH CENTURY; VIRGIL; AENEAS IN THE UNDERWORLD; AENEAS; SYBIL; UNDERWORLD; THE HYDRA; CHIMAERA; THE LERNIAN SNAKE; BRIARIUS; SKELETON; CENTAURS; SWORD & SHIELD; THE WORKS OF PUBLIUS
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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