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The statue of a lively, leaping pig. Engraving by I. Frezza after G.E. Morghen (?).
- Morghen, Giovanni Elia, 1721-approximately 1789
- Date:
- 1700-1799
- Reference:
- 40079i
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Credit: The statue of a lively, leaping pig. Engraving by I. Frezza after G.E. Morghen (?). Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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About this work
Publication/Creation
1700-1799
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 13 x 16.7 cm
Lettering
Ah potessi io pur vivere Come vivesti tu! ; GM ; Isidoro Frezza sc.
Creator/production credits
The GM monogram is similar to one recorded by Nagler, loc. cit., as being the mark of Giovanni Elia Morghen. Both G.E. Morghen and Isidoro Frezza worked on the volumes of Delle antichità di Ercolano, Naples 1757-1789
References note
G.K. Nagler, Die Monogrammisten, vol 2, Munich and Leipzig 1860, p. 154, no. 403
Lettering note
Translation of lettering: Ah, if only I could live as you lived!
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 40079i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Italian
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores