Giacomo Lenghi (Italian, 19th Century) Ten Plates from Pompeii

Description:

Giacomo Lenghi (Italian, 19th Century)

Ten Plates from Pompeii
Inscribed "Giacomo Lenghi dis." or variations thereof within the matrices at the
lower edges, numbered and titled in ink on the reverse.
Hand-colored lithographs on paper, sheet sizes to 10 1/2 x 8 1/8 in. (26.6 x 20.5 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: One with a tear, some with staining, sheets trimmed to slightly different sizes.

N.B. The book from which these lithographs have come has not been identified, although a reference was found at WorldCat.org for the following: Lenghi, G. (n.d.). Peintures de Pompei. Place of publication not identified: publisher not identified.
Estimate $600-800

No. 26 has 1 in. tear and large stain to left edge that , No. 73 has spotting and stains in margins, No. 50 damp stained along bottom, No. 7 is trimmed close to image area (sheet 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

Ink inscriptions on the reverse are in an old-fashioned script, and the titles are written in Italian.


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