Alcestis and Admetus

Ca. 1757. Taille douce: etching and engraving on wove paper.
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As King of Naples and Sicily, Charles of Bourbon actively promoted the excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii, and helped bring attention to them through prints that stimulated archaeological research. Only the first volume of Le antichità was published during his Neapolitan reign, but from Spain he continued to encourage the appearance of the other volumes.

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Accademia Ercolanese di Archeologia, Le antichità di Ercolano esposte. Le pitture antiche d'Ercolano e contorni incise con qualche spiegazione, Napoli: Nella Regia Stamperia, 1757-1792

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Inventory number: G003300
Authors: Niccolo Vanni -Engraver-; Francisco Preciado de la Vega -Drafstman-
Title: Alcestis and Admetus
Date: Ca. 1757
Technique: Taille douce: etching and engraving
Support: Wove paper
Dimension: Height: 416 mm; Width of the plate mark: 247 mm; Width: 348 mm; Height of the plate mark: 294 mm
Series: Accademia Ercolanese di Archeologia, Le antichità di Ercolano esposte. Le pitture antiche d'Ercolano e contorni incise con qualche spiegazione, Napoli: Nella Regia Stamperia, 1757-1792, vol. 1, p. 61
Provenance: Collection of Madrazo, Madrid; Collection of Daza-Campos, Madrid; Acquired by the Museo del Prado, 2006
Entry date: 2006

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Inv. Nuevas Adquisiciones (iniciado en 1856). Núm. 2756.

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Pag. 61
Front, upper right corner

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Update date: 03-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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