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Thursday 22 November 2018

Two fragments of Nicolas Dorigny's etchings after Raphael, 1693




Nicolas Dorigny (aka Nicholas Dorigny) (1658–1746)

(left plate)
(Centre fragment of) “Iovis mandato Psyche per Mercurium arrepta ab ipso in Caelum...”, 1693, from the series, “Psyches et Amoris nuptiae”, after Raphael (1483–1520), published by Domenico de' Rossi (1647–1729).
Etching on laid paper trimmed from the much larger print (see BM No. 1980,U.1594) retaining the floral border and backed with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet trimmed unevenly) 22.5 x 24.7 cm
IFF 28 (Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes, Paris, 1930).
The British Museum offers the following description of this print:
“Plate 9: lunettes from the Loggia di Psyche .. at centre, Mercury carrying Psyche to Olympus … after Raphael. 1693” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?searchText=Dorigny%20raphael&ILINK|34484,|assetId=550140001&objectId=3161561&partId=1)

(right plate)
(Centre fragment of) “Cupido paenam sumpturus de matris injuriis...”, 1693, from the series, “Psyches et Amoris nuptiae”, after Raphael, published by Domenico de' Rossi.
Etching on laid paper trimmed from the much larger print (see BM No. V,6.72) retaining the floral border and backed with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet trimmed unevenly) 22 x 24 cm
IFF 22
The British Museum offers the following description of this print:
“Plate 3: lunettes from the Loggia di Psyche … at centre the three Graces seen seating with Cupid … after Raphael. 1693”
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Condition: richly inked fragments of larger etchings in generally excellent condition but there are a few dots and minor blemishes and the right print has either a closed tear or a printer’s crease at the lower centre. The sheets are backed on separate support sheets of archival (millennium quality) washi paper.

I am selling this pair of strong fragmentary impressions after two of Raphael's lunettes on the ceiling of Loggia di Psyche, Villa Farnesina, for AU$288 in total for the pair of etching (currently US$208.85/EUR183.10/GBP162.19 at the time of posting this listing) in including 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 pair of etched fragments after Raphael’s design, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.