Antique Print of the Royal Palace of Naples in Italy, c.1760
€ 830
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
Date
1760
Sheet size
68.5 × 48 cm (27.0 × 18.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12208-350
Condition
general age-related toning. Repair on tear near folding line. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
About this sheet
Antique print titled 'Amplissimas Aedes quas Pro Regio (..)'.
Old engraving of the Royal Palace of Naples, Italy. It was one of the four residences near Naples used by the House of Bourbon during their rule of the Kingdom of Naples (1735 - 1816) and later the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816-1861). The others were the palaces of Caserta, Capodimonte overlooking Naples, and Portici on the slopes of Vesuvius. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Anonymous.
Artist: Anonymous.
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