Vüe du Chateau du Costè de la rue du Po'. / Veduta del Castello Reale, verso la strada de Po'.

Reference: S35728.3
Author G. B. CHAIS
Year: 1737 ca.
Zone: Turin
Printed: Turin
Measures: 420 x 290 mm
€450.00

Reference: S35728.3
Author G. B. CHAIS
Year: 1737 ca.
Zone: Turin
Printed: Turin
Measures: 420 x 290 mm
€450.00

Description

Engraving by Belmondo, from the famous series La Sontuosa illuminazione della città di Torino per l'Augusto Sposalizio delle reali maestà di Carlo Emmanuele Re di Sardegna e di Elisabetta Teresa Principessa primogenita di Lorena. (Turin: Chais, 1737).

A description of the festivities surrounding the marriage of Charles Emmanuel III (1701-1773), Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia, to Elizabeth Thérèse (1711-1741) of Lorraine in Turin on 21 April 1737. The decorations were designed by Vittone, Masson, Agliaudi, Daudet, Belmondo, de Prenner, Herriset and include numerous illuminations, as well as a large fireworks display over an allegorical grotto richly decorated with statuary, the arms of the bride and groom, and an elaborate central fountain.

 

Copperplate, with full margins, perfect condition.

Literature

Cfr. Peyrot, Torino nei secoli, n. 151/5, Ruggieri 848, Lipperheide S144, Berlin Cat. 3072. 1

G. B. CHAIS

Literature

Cfr. Peyrot, Torino nei secoli, n. 151/5, Ruggieri 848, Lipperheide S144, Berlin Cat. 3072. 1

G. B. CHAIS