Greek Mythology Etching Venus And Adonis Engraving By Pietro Bonato Veneto Bassanese After Francesco Barbieri Old Print

Venere e Adone (Venus and Adonis)
Burin and etching, dated 1807 in Rome, engraved by Pietro Bonato (1765-1820) Veneto Bassanese, drawn by Agostino Tofanelli, after a painting by Francesco Barbieri detto il Guercino. Caption in Italian in the lower margin: "Piange l'inconsolabile Venere il suo diletto Adone ucciso dal cinghiale" Very nice proof, well contrasted, with margins.
Subject 41.5 x 51.7 cm    16.33 x 20.35 inches
Sheet: 49.5 x 55.7 cm      19.48 x 21.92 inches
A copy of this engraving is kept in the British Museum, London.
Exceptional quality of execution highly contrasted. Good condition. 
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