Mosciarellaro, Roman Street Vendor - Hand-Colored Engraving c. 1850
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Hand-colored engraving of a mosciarellaro, the Roman street seller of roasted hazelnuts, in a top hat and red waistcoat, with a basket on his arm and a small keg slung across his back. Lettered below with the address of the Deposito di Stampe ed oggetti di belle Arti in the Via Condotti in Rome.
Hand-colored engraving of a mosciarellaro, the Roman street seller of roasted hazelnuts, in a top hat and red waistcoat, with a basket on his arm and a small keg slung across his back. Lettered below with the address of the Deposito di Stampe ed oggetti di belle Arti in the Via Condotti in Rome.
It belongs to the genre of Roman "costumi" that the publishers of the Via Condotti sold to Grand Tour travelers throughout the first half of the 19th century.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: L. Diofely, as lettered
Engraver: S. Marroni
Date: About 1850
Source: Deposito di Stampe ed oggetti di belle Arti, Via Condotti, Rome
Dimensions: 8.7 x 13.4 in (22.2 x 34 cm)
Condition: Good; light scattered damp staining and a crease at the upper right corner.
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Hand-colored engraving of a mosciarellaro, the Roman street seller of roasted hazelnuts, in a top hat and red waistcoat, with a basket on his arm and a small keg slung across his back. Lettered below with the address of the Deposito di Stampe ed oggetti di belle Arti in the Via Condotti in Rome.