An Original Engraving From SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON'S OUTLINES FROM THE FIGURES AND COMPOSITIONS UPON THE Greek Roman AND ETRUSCAN VASES
180429157London: William Miller 1804. A single plate drawn and engraved by Mr. Kirk. The black and white horizontal engraving shows two male figures in a boat in water approaching the shore where a female figure is sitting. There is also a bird flying overhead. The image is bordered in a decorated rectangular frame and is labeled P1.18 Image roughly 5.75 x 3.5 inches printed on a single sheet measuring 11.5 by 9 now presented in a black mounting board behind clear mylar. A very fine plate in an excellent state of preservation. A BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE PLATE FROM A MASTERPIECE OF CLASSIC ART RENDERINGS AND PUBLICATION. Hamilton served as British envoy to the court of Naples where he began collecting Greek vases and other antiquities immediately upon arriving at his post. In 1766–67 he published a volume of engravings of his collection entitled A Collection of Etruscan Greek and Roman antiquities from the cabinet of the Honble. Wm. Hamilton. A further three volumes were produced in 1769–76. Josiah Wedgwood the potter and porcelain maker drew great inspiration from the reproductions presented in Hamilton's volumes.<br> William Miller unknown
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