“Parable of the Lost Coin”, c1750, after the painting (c1618) of the same composition (see
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Domenico_Fetti_-_Parable_of_the_Lost_Drachma_-_WGA07857.jpg)
by Domenico Feti (aka Domenico Fetti)
(1589–1623), plate 29 from the series, “Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus
célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde”, published in the first
edition (1753).
Etching with engraving on laid
paper with a small margin around the platemark.
Size: (sheet) 43.6 x 31.6 cm;
(plate) 42 x 30.8cm; (image borderline) 36.2 x 28.6 cm
Lettered on plate below the
image borderline with Italian and French version of the text separated by the
engraved seal of the Dresden Gallery: (left) “Quadro di Domenico Feti/ di
Mantova/ cavato dalla Galleria Reale di Dresda/ Alto pied: 1. onc: 11 1/2 Largo
pied: 1. onc: 6. 1/2.”; (right) “J. Camerata del: et sculps./ Tableau de
Dominique Feti/ de Mantoue/ de la Galerie Royale de Dresde./ Haut 1. pieds
11.1/2 pouc: Large 1. pi: 6 1/2 pouc:/ 29.”
State i (of ii?) from the
first published edition printed on laid paper in 1753 before additional
publication details are added at lower left.
Nagler 1.
Ref: Karl Woermann 1899,
“Catalogue of The Royal Picture Gallery in Dresden”, Dresden, Wilhelm
Hoffmann's Fine Art Works, p 317.
The British Museum offers the
following description of this print:
“The parable of the lost coin,
with a stooping woman searching the floor of a high room by the light of a
lamp, after Fetti. c.1750/57 Etching and engraving” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1855-0609-1303).
For those who are unfamiliar
with the “Parable of the Lost Coin”, the following verses from Luke 15:8–10
(New International Version) may be helpful:
8 "Or suppose a
woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Won't she light a lamp and sweep the
entire house and search carefully until she finds it?
9 “And when she finds
it, she will call in her friends and neighbors and say, 'Rejoice with me
because I have found my lost coin.'”
10 “In the same way,
there is joy in the presence of God's angels when even one sinner
repents."
To give an insight into the
importance of the silver coins (Greek drachmas) in the time of Jesus, I
understand that each was worth the equivalent of a day’s wage (see https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+15%3A8-10).
Condition: well-printed impression
showing no sign of wear to the printing plate with a narrow margin around the
platemark. There is a faint stain at the lower edge otherwise the sheet is in an
excellent condition with no tears, holes, folds, losses, abrasions or foxing.
I am selling this large and finely executed etching with dramatic lighting for AU$291 (currently
US$208.21/EUR177.48/GBP123.69 at the time of posting this print) including
Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of
course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.
If you are interested in
purchasing this quietly beautiful etching, please contact me
(oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make
the payment easy.
Note that this is a second
copy of this etching that I have listed. The earlier copy has been sold.
This print has been sold
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