Description
A graceful early-19th-century Florentine costume print after Greuze, engraved by Angiolo Nesti from a design by Giuseppe Bezzuoli. The bilingual caption reads “Fiorentina con cappelletto, vestita in dragona / Florentine avec un petit chapeau, habillée à la Dragone,” reflecting fashionable, military-influenced dress of the era. Presented under glass in a tasteful vintage gilt/ebonized frame (about 16″ × 19″). Please view all photos for details.
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Credits in plate: G. Bezzuoli del. (designer) and Angiol. Nesti sculp. (engraver)
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Plate number 4 at lower right; crisp platemark visible
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Technique: line engraving/etching with aquatint tones; warm sepia with light hand tint
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Subject ties to the celebrated Greuze/Moitte Italian costume tradition (Grand Tour taste)
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Attractive vintage frame; wired and ready to hang
Condition notes: Clean, well-struck impression with crisp lettering and strong platemark. Even, gentle age tone; no mat burn observed. Frame shows minor corner/surface rubs from age and handling. Under glass.
