A standing putto holding a pole; representing boldness. Etching by V. Vanni after L. Lorenzi after M.A. Franceschini.

  • Franceschini, Marcantonio, 1648-1729.
Date:
[ca. 1774]
Reference:
2823246i
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Publication/Creation

[ca. 1774]

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image and lettering 28 x 16.9 cm

Lettering

Ite nunc fortes, ubi celsa magni / Ducit exempli via. Boét. ; Marc. Ant. Franceschini inv. Laur. Lorenzi delin. Violantes Vanni sculp. The verses by Boethius urge the reader to go where the high road of great exemplars leads

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2823246i

Notes

One in a series of engravings by Vanni, Lorenzi and Bartolozzi after drawings by Franceschini in the collection of Carlo Gerini in Florence

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