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4 Rare 18th c. Italian Engravings After Guido Reni

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4 Rare 18th c. Italian Engravings After Guido Reni (Italy, 1575-1642) by Carlo and/or Giovanni Ottaviani (Italy, 1735-1808) | Four engravings entitled 1) DAVID REX; 2) ISAAC; 3) ANTIQUIS DIERUM - DANIEL VII. 9. [ANCIENT OF DAYS]; and 4) ISAIAS | Each engraving is part of what was a set of thirteen 18th Century engravings reproducing fresco paintings by Guido Reni (1575-1642), executed c.1610 in the Cappella dell’ Annunziata, the private chapel of the papal residence on the Quirinale | Rome, [anonymous publisher], c. 1780. Each engraving is inscribed with its title in the lower center margin, and contains three attribution signatures/inscriptions in the following forms (see photographs): DAVID REX: LL: "Guidus Reni pinx"; LC: "Petrus Angeletti delin."; LR "Goan. Ottaviani Caroli III Hispan. Regis sculp. incid."; ANTIQUIS DIERUM - DANIEL: LL: "Guidus Reni pinx"; LC: "P. Angeletti del."; LR "Goan. Ottaviani Incid. Caroli III Hispan. Regi scalptor inc."; ISAIAS: LL: "Guidus Reni pinx"; LC: "Petrus Angeletti delin."; LR "Goan. Ottaviani Caroli III Hispan. Regis sculp. incid."; ISAAC: LL: "Guidus Reni pinx"; LC: "Petrus Angeletti delin."; LR "Carolus Ottaviani sculp." Dimensions Folio size engravings struck on fine watermarked laid paper - ISAIAS: Sheet: 21.25" H x 15.75" W; DANIEL: Sheet: 23.0" H x 17.75" W; isaac: 23.0" H x 17.75" W; and DAVID: Sheet: 23.0" H x 17.75" W. Artist or Maker After Guido Reni (1575-1642), by Carlo and/or Giovanni Ottaviani (Italy, 1735-1808) Medium Engravings on fine laid watermarked paper Date 1780 Condition Report Very Good Impressions with broad margins. Each comes in custom matting. Literature See Christie’s, ‘Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books’, London, 24 November 1993, lot 77 (part lot). Notes 4 of 13 rare engravings by Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani reproducing the fresco decorations executed by Guido Reni and assistants (probably Antonio Carracci and Alessandro Albani) | Approx. Folio size engraving struck on unwatermarked laid paper | Reni's frescoes were drawn by Pietro Angeletti (1737–1798) for the printmakers Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani (1735–1808). These plates were derived from: the pendentives of the dome: Kings and Prophets of the Old Testament Salomon Rex, David Rex, Moses, Isaias (395/400 × 330 mm platemarks, sheets 540 × 400 mm), those of David and Isaias engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani; beside the main altar, four single figures from the Old Testament] Jacob, Abraham, Isaac, Adam (each 375 × 150 mm platemarks, sheets 540 × 400 mm), engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani; and the fresco over the altar: God in Glory, blessing, Antiquis Dierum, engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani.

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4 Rare 18th c. Italian Engravings After Guido Reni (Italy, 1575-1642) by Carlo and/or Giovanni Ottaviani (Italy, 1735-1808) | Four engravings entitled 1) DAVID REX; 2) ISAAC; 3) ANTIQUIS DIERUM - DANIEL VII. 9. [ANCIENT OF DAYS]; and 4) ISAIAS | Each engraving is part of what was a set of thirteen 18th Century engravings reproducing fresco paintings by Guido Reni (1575-1642), executed c.1610 in the Cappella dell’ Annunziata, the private chapel of the papal residence on the Quirinale | Rome, [anonymous publisher], c. 1780. Each engraving is inscribed with its title in the lower center margin, and contains three attribution signatures/inscriptions in the following forms (see photographs): DAVID REX: LL: "Guidus Reni pinx"; LC: "Petrus Angeletti delin."; LR "Goan. Ottaviani Caroli III Hispan. Regis sculp. incid."; ANTIQUIS DIERUM - DANIEL: LL: "Guidus Reni pinx"; LC: "P. Angeletti del."; LR "Goan. Ottaviani Incid. Caroli III Hispan. Regi scalptor inc."; ISAIAS: LL: "Guidus Reni pinx"; LC: "Petrus Angeletti delin."; LR "Goan. Ottaviani Caroli III Hispan. Regis sculp. incid."; ISAAC: LL: "Guidus Reni pinx"; LC: "Petrus Angeletti delin."; LR "Carolus Ottaviani sculp." Dimensions Folio size engravings struck on fine watermarked laid paper - ISAIAS: Sheet: 21.25" H x 15.75" W; DANIEL: Sheet: 23.0" H x 17.75" W; isaac: 23.0" H x 17.75" W; and DAVID: Sheet: 23.0" H x 17.75" W. Artist or Maker After Guido Reni (1575-1642), by Carlo and/or Giovanni Ottaviani (Italy, 1735-1808) Medium Engravings on fine laid watermarked paper Date 1780 Condition Report Very Good Impressions with broad margins. Each comes in custom matting. Literature See Christie’s, ‘Valuable Manuscripts and Printed Books’, London, 24 November 1993, lot 77 (part lot). Notes 4 of 13 rare engravings by Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani reproducing the fresco decorations executed by Guido Reni and assistants (probably Antonio Carracci and Alessandro Albani) | Approx. Folio size engraving struck on unwatermarked laid paper | Reni's frescoes were drawn by Pietro Angeletti (1737–1798) for the printmakers Carlo and Giovanni Ottaviani (1735–1808). These plates were derived from: the pendentives of the dome: Kings and Prophets of the Old Testament Salomon Rex, David Rex, Moses, Isaias (395/400 × 330 mm platemarks, sheets 540 × 400 mm), those of David and Isaias engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani; beside the main altar, four single figures from the Old Testament] Jacob, Abraham, Isaac, Adam (each 375 × 150 mm platemarks, sheets 540 × 400 mm), engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani; and the fresco over the altar: God in Glory, blessing, Antiquis Dierum, engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani.

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