Rome Castel San Angelo Engraving 18th C.

Veduta del ponte e mausoleo d'Adriano in oggi castel S.Angelo Rome,
the mausoleum and the bridge of Adriano and the Castel Sant'Angelo, Saint Angel engraving, etching & chisel after Jakob Philipp Hackert (Prenzlau, 5 September 1737 † San Piero di Careggi, April 28, 1807).
18th century, dated 1796 bottom right
Engraved by Francesco Morelli, known as François Morel (1768-1832). Born in Franche-Comté, French chisel engraver, he worked in Italy, especially in Rome, engraving religious subjects and landscapes, after Cl. Lorrain, Carracci, P. Hackert. A very close view was also engraved by Giovanni Battista Piranèsi (1720-1778), from whom Morelli might have drawn inspiration.
View: 30.5 x 44.2 cm    12 x 17.4 inches
Sheet: 33.3 x 46 cm    13.11 x 18.11 inches
Good condition.
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