Rugendas, Christian (1708 Augsburg - 1781 ibid.) Group of horsemen in the Campagna. Mezzotint etching after G.P.Rugendas from 1694. Published in Augsburg, around 1730. Inscribed in detail in the plate below the image. Framed behind glass in passepartout. Approx. 21 x 40 cm (Pl), 47 x 64 cm (Ra). Slightly tableau-like panoramic scene with numerous horsemen in motion before a hilly ideal landscape. Group of horse men in the Roman campagna. Etching after G.P. Rugendas from 1694. Published in Augsburg around 1730. Engraver's signature and comments in the plate below the motif. Farmed behind glass.

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