Testolini Gaetano (3 results)

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. An Engraving By Testolin After David Teniers, 10 3/4" X 8 3/4". One Of A Large Collection Of Original Antique Engravings Formed By A Southern California Artist In The Early To Middle Twentieth Century. Each Plate Has Small Glue Marks On Reverse Where They Were Tipped In To An Album. Testolini, Of Vicenza, Became Famous For Duping Bartolozzi And Living In His London House For Three Years After Portraying Himself As The Author Of Stipple Work By Schiavonetti.

Nicolaes Berchem (illustrator). 'ENTRETIEN DE VOYAGE TIRE DU TABLEAU ORIGINAL DE BERGHEM. GEATANO TESTOLINI SCULP. / BERGHEM PINXIT.'Bucolic scene with travelers on horseback conversing in a hilly landscape at dusk. Sheep and cattle rest near a path, while distant architecture and a wide sky fill the background. After a painting by Nicolaes Berchem.Made by Gaetano Testolini after Nicolaes Berchem.Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 43.2 x 34.9 cm (17.01 x 13.74 inch). Image size: 39.2 x 28.8 cm. (15.43 x 11.34 inch).BERCHEM, 18TH-CENTURY PRINT, TRAVEL SCENE, PASTORAL, DUSK, LANDSCAPE, DUTCH ITALIANATE, EVENING, ETCHING, COUNTRYSIDE | PCO-E30-23BACKGROUND INFORMATIONSource: unknown, to be determined.Biography engraver: Gaetano Testolini (active c.1760-1818) was a Italian printmaker, publisher and supplier of artist materials active in Paris and London. In London he worked for Bartolozzi from 1785.Biography artist: Nicolaes Berchem (16201683) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher of idyllic Italianate landscapes, often featuring herders, travelers, and animals. Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Oridinal vertical middle fold. Pinsize hole at top left. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1785 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 167 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 167 Language: Italian,French.