AUCTION 26: RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ART

A JOSEPH LANTE ENGRAVING OF EMPRESS CATHERINE II

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

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A chisel and etching engraving on paper depicting Empress Catherine II. Italy, the second half of the 18th-century. Author: Joseph Lante (b. 1726), after the original by Stefano Torelli (1712-1780). At the bottom of the engraving, there is a depiction of the coronation medal. Rovinsky DA "A detailed dictionary of Russian engraved portraits" No. 27, column 658.

Dimensions: 20 3/4 x 14 1/4 in., (52.5 x 36 cm.)