Views of Europe
€ 350
One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.
General age-related toning. Minor wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Antique portrait titled 'Carolus III Hispania'. Original antique print of Charles III of Spain. The print shows the king illustrated with the symbols of royal power and war, as well as with several archaeological pieces in reference to the findings at Herculaneum. This print originates from 'Le antichità di Ercolano esposte (..)' published in Naples between 1757–92. Engraved by Filippo Morghen after Paderni.
Two different states of the plate engraved by Morghen are known, with changes in the lettering of the oval frame. This is a second state, after the proclamation of Charles III as King of Spain in 1759, published from that year onwards in volumes two to seven.
