Lot 545
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GREVILLE, Charles Francis (1749-1809). "Section of the Monte di Grano at Rome". (Lond., c. 1786). Aquatint view of the marble sarcophagus where the Portland Vase was believed to be found. 252 x 357 mm. (Hinged to mount, a bit soiled and w. some light creases in places).
With etched lettering on the sarcophagus in Latin (here in translation): 'The urn [= Portland Vase], which is among the most outstanding monuments of the art of the ancients, was brought o England by William Hamilton, the legate of King George III of Great Britain to King Ferdinand IV, in order to adorn his country with such a famous example of early art, and he had it engraved in copper'. On the scroll: 'Section of the monte di Grano at Roma' where the Portland vase was found, with measurements in palmi... - Scarce.€ 120
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