Nella Venuta in Roma: pl. 1

1764

Franz Edmund Weirotter after Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin

Associated Names
Franz Edmund Weirotter

Artist, Austrian, 1730 - 1771

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin

Artist After, French, 1735 - 1802

This is a drawing of two figures inscribing text on a wall in a natural landscape. The scene features two figures writing or inscribing words on a stone wall that is overgrown with vines and foliage. In the top left, the foliage forms a face. Trees and a cloudy sky are in the background. The style is reminiscent of classical or Renaissance illustration, with intricate details and dynamic postures depicting action and focus.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10 x 14.1 cm (3 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.9 x 11.1 cm (6 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.208.14

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: E. De Lavallee Poussin inv; lower right in plate: f. Weiroter Sculp. Roma; lower center in plate: I.; upper right in plate: 8.; left center in plate: omne / tulit / Punctum / qui / miscuit utile / Dulei / Horat

Wikidata ID

Q75120678

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