The Apollo Belvedere. Etching by R. Dalton, 174-.

  • Dalton, Richard, 1715?-1791.
Date:
[between 1740 and 1749?]
Reference:
663939i
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Description

The sculpture known as the "Apollo Belvedere", in the Vatican from 1509 onwards: Haskell and Penny, loc. cit.

Publication/Creation

[London] : [R. Dalton?], [between 1740 and 1749?]

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 52.9 x 37.7 cm

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Lettering

Apollo Pythonem jaculans. To Dr. Richard Mead Physician to his Majesty. This plate is humbly inscrib'd by his most oblig'd & obedient servant, R. Dalton. R. Dalton fecit.

References note

F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the antique, the lure of classical sculpture 1500-1900, New Haven and London 1981, pp. 148-151, no. 8 (no mention of this print)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 663939i

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  • album of etchings by R. Dalton after ancient sculptures in Italy

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