Epistole eroiche

1762

Ferdinando Gregori

Artist, Italian, 1743 - 1767

Claude-Olivier Gallimard

Artist, French, 1718/1719 - 1774

Ovid

Author, Italian, 43 B.C. - 17/18 A.D.

Remigio Fiorentino

Translator, Italian, 1518 - 1580

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 23 engraved illustrations of which the frontispiece, title plate and 21 headpieces are by Gallimand after Zocchi. In addition, 8 original tailpieces are by Gregori. Special copy printed in mauve.

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    book: 22.4 x 15 x 2.8 cm (8 13/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2007.85.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Libreria Antiquaria Pregliasco, Torino, March 2007, no. 82); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Libreria Antiquaria Pregliasco. Catalogo n. 95. Torino, 2007: 41, no. 82.

Inscriptions

inside last blank in graphite upper left by later hand: lholn cat. 774. / (c.bece); upper center: XII - 323 / 1 front. e trituo [?] Ovidio / 22 vignette e 8 culs-de-(Layle?) / inc. de Gregori qui disegni / Si Zocchi. Togli soreti uno dei pochi esen[?] / ou Il tavole [?] tasso front. e. zitz[?]; in pen and brown ink on front fly-sheet: coll. ocupe L. 22. con gus[?]to alla V Lucatelli

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