Goatherds with their goats by a grotto in a rocky landscape near the site of Horace's villa, preparing a meal. Etching and engraving by B.A. Dunker and G. Eichler after J. Ph. Hackert, 1780.
- Hackert, Philipp, 1737-1807.
- Date:
- [between 1780 and 1789]
- Reference:
- 2922562i
- Pictures
About this work
Publication/Creation
[A Rome (Place d'Espagne)] : [chez George Hackert, graveur], [between 1780 and 1789]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 37.7 x 45.7 cm
Lettering
Vue de la grotte des chèvres près de Fonte Bello. Impune tutum per nemus arbutos Quaerunt latentis et thyma deviae Olentis uxores mariti. Hor. Od: XVII lib: I. Peint à gouache par J. Ph. Hackert 1780. Gravé à l'eau forte par B.A. Dunker et terminé par Eichler.
Bears number: No. IX
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2922562i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores