Tomb Monument to the Wife of the Sculptor Nahl, Swiss Lithograph, 1842
€ 195
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1842
Mapmaker / artist
Published by Giuseppe Antonelli
Publisher
Giuseppe Antonelli, Venice
Technique
Lithograph
Coloring
Hand colored
Sheet size
28 × 20 cm (11.0 × 7.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13061-64
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light handling wear to the bottom right and bottom left corners; minor nicks along the right edge. Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
About this sheet
An original antique lithograph from the Galleria Universale di Tutti i Popoli del Mondo (Venice, Giuseppe Antonelli, 1842), printed in black with a warm buff tint over the stone. The single image shows a carved upright slab split by a deep crack that runs from top to bottom. Through the opening rises a young woman, her head turned upward and one arm raised, with an infant clinging to her and drapery falling to her feet; her long hair falls loose over her shoulders. A crown sits at the top of the slab. On either side is an oval cartouche framed by feathers: the left with a cross, a crescent and a star, the right with a star above a skull and crossed bones. Rococo scrolls and acanthus leaves border the slab, and a skull with crossed bones lies at its foot.
The lettering reads "Tav. 64" at upper left, "SVIZZERA" in the center and "Tom: IV" at upper right. The caption reads "Monumento sepolcrale della Moglie dello Scultore Nahl." (Tomb monument of the wife of the sculptor Nahl).
The woman and child breaking out of the split slab illustrate the resurrection of the dead, set against the skull and bones of a memento mori.
The quiet, nearly monochrome tones make this a thoughtful print for a study or library, where it sits well beside other prints of sculpture, architecture and funerary monuments of the eighteenth century style.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
