Le Pitture Antiche D'Ercolano E Contorni Incise Con Qualche Spiegazione Tomo Primo, Napoli MDCCLVII, Nella regia stamperia. Vol. I, spine lettered 'Le Pittur Di Erc Tom I', 48.3 x 37.2 x 5.7 cm. (folio). Note: Volume one of an eight-volume series...

Le Pitture Antiche D'Ercolano E Contorni Incise Con Qualche Spiegazione Tomo Primo, Napoli MDCCLVII, Nella regia stamperia. Vol. I, spine lettered 'Le Pittur Di Erc Tom I', 48.3 x 37.2 x 5.7 cm. (folio). Note: Volume one of an eight-volume series describing the antiquities of Herculaneum. The title-plate is drawn by Vega, with engraving overseen by Puteus. With an additional title-plate reading 'Le Antichità Di Ercolano Esposte'; and a frontispiece portrait of King Charles, captioned as of the King of the Two Sicilies, drawn by Camillus Paderni and engraved by Philippus Morghen. The plates give a comprehensive account of Roman wall-painting of the first century, and had a significant impact on contemporary Neoclassical designers. See https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/book/le-pitture-antiche-dercolano-e-contorni-incise-con-qualche-spiegazione-tomo