Raccolta di Varie Favole delineate ed incise in rame (Tome 4-6)

1744

Giorgio Fossati

Associated Names
Giorgio Fossati

Artist, Swiss, active in Italy, 1705 - 1785

Jean de La Fontaine

Author, French, 1621 - 1695

The image displays a title page with the title "RECUEIL DE DIVERSES FABLES" and the name "GEORGE FOSSATI" written in large, centered text. Below, there is a small engraved illustration featuring a wolfish creature along with plants and rocks. The color scheme is monochromatic, consisting of black and white shades. The text is centrally aligned on the top half of the page, with the illustration placed closer to the lower half. Publication information is located at the bottom center of the page.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 108 etchings printed in color, bound in full contemporary Venetian vellum

  • Credit Line

    Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund

  • Dimensions

    book: 29.5 × 20.5 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.29.1.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Ursus Books Ltd., New York); purchased 2021 by NGA.

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