Theater at Patara in Lycia, Antique Engraving after L. Mayer, 1797
€ 315
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1797
Mapmaker / artist
After L. Mayer; engraved by William Byrne
Publisher
Society of Dilettanti, London
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14419-3
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 uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Marked handling soiling along the bottom, left and right edges. Foxing over much of the margin. Slight wear at the bottom right corner.
About this sheet
An original antique copper engraving, uncolored, published in 1797. The caption engraved below the image reads "Theatre at Patara."
The ruined theater lies at the foot of a steep mountain. Its long curved wall and rows of seating run across the center of the view, with the arched remains of the stage building standing at the left end and a further ruined gateway at the right. Fallen blocks lie along the front of the building. A high hillside rises at the left, its slopes dotted with many small rectangular facades, and a second mountain fills the background. At the lower left three men sit on the grass: one with a long staff, one in a turban, and one in a brimmed hat drawing on a board. A single figure walks along a path in the center, two more stand near the right, and a few small buildings are scattered across the plain at the far right.
The lower left is lettered "L. Mayer Delint." and the lower right "Byrne Sculpt.", naming the engraver William Byrne. The plate number "PL. LVI" is engraved at the upper right.
This plate was issued in Antiquities of Ionia, Part the Second, published by the Society of Dilettanti in London in 1797. William Byrne (1743 to 1805) was a London engraver of landscape plates. Patara was a principal port of ancient Lycia on the southern coast of modern Turkey and is traditionally the birthplace of Saint Nicholas.
Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Marked handling soiling along the bottom, left and right edges. Foxing over much of the margin. Slight wear at the bottom right corner.
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.
