Philipp Andreas Kilian, “Saint Cecilia Playing the Organ”, c. 1753, after Carlo Dolci

Philipp Andreas Kilian (1714–1759)
“Saint Cecilia Playing the Organ”, circa 1753 (1750–1757)

Technical Details & Condition:

This impressively large engraving with etching is printed on a huge sheet of fine laid paper (with watermark), as originally published. The print is based on an intermediate design by Charles François Hutin (also known as Charles François Huttin) (1715–1776), and is after the 1671 painting (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dolci_Cecilia_organo.jpg) held in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Gallery) in Dresden. The painting itself is by the eminent Florentine Baroque painter Carlo Dolci (1616–1686).

This print is plate 43 from the series “Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde” — a distinguished collection of prints after the most celebrated paintings in the Dresden Royal Gallery.

Further details about this print can be found at the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1855-0609-1263

The impression is strong, well-printed, and nearly faultless, with no signs of wear to the printing plate. Aside from minor handling marks and pencil notations on the edges by previous collectors, the sheet remains in excellent (near pristine) condition for its considerable size and age.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 74.8 x 51.2 cm
• Platemark: 37.9 x 27.9 cm
• Image Border: 32.4 x 27.2 cm

Lettered in plate below the image border:

• Left: “CFCutin del.”
• Left of centre / coat-of-arms: “Quadro di Carlino Dolci / cauato dalla Galleriá Reale / di Dresda / Alto 3. Piedi 5. Onc: Largo 2. Piedi 10. Onc:”
  (Painting by Carlo Dolci / taken from the Royal Gallery / of Dresden / Height 3.5 feet / Width 2.10 feet)
• Right of centre / coat-of-arms: “Tableau de Carlo Dolci / de la Gallerie Royale de Dresde / Haut 3. Pieds 5. Pouc: Large 2. Pieds 10 Puc:”
• Right: “P. A. Kilian sc. A.V.”

Price & Shipping:

AU$297 (approximately US$197.64 / €168.29 / £147.80), inclusive of worldwide express shipping. Please note that import duties and taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this monumental engraving depicting Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of musicians, playing a traditional organetto—a small portable pipe organ with hand-pumped bellows and keyboard popular in medieval Europe—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless purchase.