The Death of Meleager – Early 19th C. Etching by Giovanni Folo Veneto after Agostino Tofanelli

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Description

An early 19th-century etching by Giovanni Folo Veneto (1764-1836) after a design by Agostino Tofanelli (1770-1834). The composition reproduces the antique sarcophagus relief of The Death of Meleager, a dramatic classical scene published in the Borghese monument series in Rome in 1821 (Illustrazioni de’ monumenti scelti borghesiani già esistenti nella villa sul Pincio scritte dal celebre Ennio Quirino Visconti … date ora per la prima volta in luce dal cav. Gio. Gherardo de Rossi e da Stefano Piale sotto la cura di Vincenzo Feoli., by Visconti, Ennio Quirino, 1751-1818). The published impressions in the book include the lower inscription “Agostino Tofanelli delineò / Giovanni Folo Veneto incise in Roma” and the plate designation “Tom II / Tav. IV.”
This impression appears to differ from the standard published state. The ruled border is present, but the lower inscription field is blank. Because the title space remains visible, it is possible that this sheet represents a proof before lettering or another early state printed before the full published inscriptions were added, though the exact state remains unconfirmed. The sheet was trimmed outside the border but inside the plate mark.
The print is in fair condition. It is mounted on a board on the verso. The paper shows toning consistent with age, with remnant tape on the verso. The image area shows wear and handling marks. Please refer to the pictures for condition.
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Details
• Medium: Etching on paper
• Artist: Giovanni Folo Veneto
• After: Agostino Tofanelli
• Title: The Death of Meleager
• Date: Early 19th Century
• Mat Size: 21 × 14.25 in.
• Print Size: 18 × 11.25 in.
• Framing: Mounted on mat
• Condition Report: Fair condition; trimmed outside the border but inside the plate mark; mounted on board on the verso; age toning; remnant tape on verso; image wear and handling marks; unframed