Six couples of Cupids

1779. Etching, Taille douce: etching and engraving on wove paper.
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During his reign in Naples, Charles of Bourbon founded two institutions related to the excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum. These were the Herculaneum Royal Academy, which published Le antichità, and the Herculanense Museum.

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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: G003494
Authors: Joseph Aloja -Engraver-; Giovanni Elia Morghen -Drafstman-
Title: Six couples of Cupids
Date: 1779
Technique: Etching; Taille douce: etching and engraving
Support: Wove paper
Dimension: Height: 368 mm; Width: 260 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. 7, p. 35
Provenance: Acquisition, 2006.
Entry date: 2006

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

Update date: 03-06-2026 | Registry created on 16-10-2015

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