Herculaneum fish fresco. Cepparuli engraving after Vanni c1757.

$85.00

Antique print of Herculaneum archaeological excavated Fish fresco.

Original small copperplate engraved mezzotint engraved c1757 by Cepparuli from a drawing by Niccolo Vanni for the most important archaeological work of the 18th century – the recording of the discoveries at Pompeii, Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Stabiae (Campania), regions that had been covered since the eruption of Mt Vesusius late in AD79.

This lovely engraving has later hand-colour, is mounted between antique-white ragmat conservation board ready for framing, and is covered in cellophane for presentation and protective handling. External measurement for a frame is 25 x 40cm (9 7/8 x 15 3/4 inches). The image window measures 95 x 245mm (3 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches).