Carington Bowles The Prodigal Son A Group Of Four Rare 18th.Century Hand Coloured Mezzotint Engravings In Period Frames 1775 Masquerade The Poesia is perhaps Dolci's

The Poesia is perhaps Dolci's most famous work and soon after its creation was lauded in treatises on Florentine art and guidebooks to the city

Provenance according to inscription on the reverse Baron Derlanger (London and South of France) by family descent

The Reverend Matthew William Peters R

being elected a full member in 1807

Lower edge marked with the 'F' mark

Carington Bowles The Prodigal Son A Group Of Four Rare 18th.Century Hand Coloured Mezzotint Engravings In Period Frames 1775 Masquerade The Poesia is perhaps Dolci'sA Rare group of four late 18th. Century hand coloured mezzotint engravings by John Raphael Smith. The Prodigal Son. Published by Carington Bowles No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard London. 1775. Presented in period ebonised and gilt fruitwood frames. 35 by 25 cms pl. 43. 4 by 33. 4 cms. Overall framed.