Original antique steel engraving with four heads taken from the Hampton Court cartoons, the celebrated cartoons by Raphael for the Sistine Chapel tapestries: a man in a turban, two bearded figures and a curly-haired youth, set against a finely hatched ground. Lettered at the foot: Heads from the Cartoons at Hampton Court.
Original antique steel engraving with four heads taken from the Hampton Court cartoons, the celebrated cartoons by Raphael for the Sistine Chapel tapestries: a man in a turban, two bearded figures and a curly-haired youth, set against a finely hatched ground. Lettered at the foot: Heads from the Cartoons at Hampton Court.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: after William Hogarth (1697-1764).
Date: Mid-19th century.
Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.6 in (30 x 21.8 cm).
Condition: Good. Clean paper with slight cockling at the edges.