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ALESSANDRI, Innocente (b. 1740) and Pietro SCATTAGLIA

Buffalo [Pl. XX]

[Pl. XX]. 1771-75: Published by Carlo Palese, Venice. Hand-coloured copper engraving, printed on laid paper. Very good condition apart from some light soiling. Plate mark: 14 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches. Sheet size: 18 5/8 x 13 1/4 inches.

A charming plate from "Descrizione delgi Animali," one of the most superb Italian natural history books of the eighteenth century.

A pupil of the celebrated Italian engraver Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), Innocente Alessandri was an accomplished Venetian engraver. He is best known for the numerous plates he produced in collaboration with his friend and colleague, the engraver Pietro Scataglia, for Descrizione delgi Animali, an important four-volume publication on quadrupeds that was initially published in monthly fascicles.

Cf. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, vol. 1, p. 182.

#14082$600.00
 
 
ALESSANDRI, Innocente (b. 1740) and Pietro SCATTAGLIA

Gatto Domestico [Household Cat] [Pl. XXXV]

[Pl. XXXV]. 1771-75: Published by Carlo Palese, Venice. Hand-coloured copper engraving, printed on laid paper. Very good condition apart from some light soiling. Plate mark: 14 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches. Sheet size: 18 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches.

A charming plate from "Descrizione delgi Animali," one of the most superb Italian natural history books of the eighteenth century.

A pupil of the celebrated Italian engraver Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), Innocente Alessandri was an accomplished Venetian engraver. He is best known for the numerous plates he produced in collaboration with his friend and colleague, the engraver Pietro Scataglia, for Descrizione delgi Animali, an important four-volume publication on quadrupeds that was initially published in monthly fascicles.

Cf. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, vol. 1, p. 182.

#14081$600.00
 
 
ALESSANDRI, Innocente (b. 1740) and Pietro SCATTAGLIA

Gibbon Grande; Gibbon Picciolo [Pl. CLXXIX]

[Pl. CLXXIX]. 1771-75: Published by Carlo Palese, Venice. Hand-coloured copper engraving, printed on laid paper. Very good condition apart from some light soiling, and a slight crease to the lower left corner. Sheet size: 19 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches.

A charming plate from "Descrizione delgi Animali," one of the most superb Italian natural history books of the eighteenth century.

A pupil of the celebrated Italian engraver Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), Innocente Alessandri was an accomplished Venetian engraver. He is best known for the numerous plates he produced in collaboration with his friend and colleague, the engraver Pietro Scataglia, for Descrizione delgi Animali, an important four-volume publication on quadrupeds that was initially published in monthly fascicles.

Cf. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, vol. 1, p. 182.

#14765$600.00
 
 
ALESSANDRI, Innocente (b. 1740) and Pietro SCATTAGLIA

Orso Bianco [Pl. LXI]

[Pl. LXI]. 1771-75: Published by Carlo Palese, Venice. Hand-coloured copper engraving, printed on laid paper. Very good condition apart from some light soiling. Sheet size: 19 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches.

A charming plate from "Descrizione delgi Animali," one of the most superb Italian natural history books of the eighteenth century.

A pupil of the celebrated Italian engraver Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), Innocente Alessandri was an accomplished Venetian engraver. He is best known for the numerous plates he produced in collaboration with his friend and colleague, the engraver Pietro Scataglia, for Descrizione delgi Animali, an important four-volume publication on quadrupeds that was initially published in monthly fascicles.

Cf. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, vol. 1, p. 182.

#14760$700.00
 
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