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etching on laid paper.
Subject of Le Brun
engraver: Jacob Folkema, born in dokkum in 1692 died in amsterdam in 1768
period: -1728-
Dimensions: 25x40cm
Saints Peter and Paul facing the emperor
Original etching on copper plate, printed on laid paper with sepia ink watermark
Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi, born in Florence in 1727, died in Lisbon in 1815, one of the most famous and appreciated Italian engravers, successfully interpreted the various carving methods: etching, burin, dotted manner. A pupil of Wagner in Venice, he then moved to London where he found international success and became the owner of his own workshop.
from a fresco by MASACCIO in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine (Florence)
Age: dated in the plate 1795
Dimensions: 46x38cm 67365687
