397 - J. BAUR (*1607) after KÜSELL (*1626), The Grotto of the Sibyl of Cumae, copper engraving

J. BAUR (*1607) after KÜSELL (*1626), The Grotto of the Sibyl of Cumae, copper engraving Johann Wilhelm Baur (1607 Strasbourg – 1642 Vienna) after Melchior Küsell (1626 Augsburg – 1684 ibid.): Ruins near Pozzuoli, close to the Grotto of the Sibyl of Cumae, Pozzuoli, 18th century, copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on paper Inscription: Signed and numbered “19” below the printing plate on the left and right, inscribed below the printing plate. Date: 18th century Description: Depicts ruins at a sea bay with ships at anchor near Pozzuoli Keywords: Mary Shelley; Sybil of Cumae; Verney, 18th century, Romanticism, Landscape, Italy, Size: Paper: 19.6 cm x 28.5 cm (7.7 x 11.2 in), Plate: 15.0 cm x 22.0 cm (5.9 x 8.7 in), Image: 13.4 cm x 20.7 cm (5.3 x 8.1 in) Condition: Good condition. With faint foxing spreading across the paper.