Eruption of Mount Aetna in 1669

Magnifica tavola raffigurante l’eruzione dell'Etna nel 1669. Acquatinta stampata a colori, realizzata da Thomas Sutherland su disegno di D. Romagni. Pubblicata nel 1809 da Robert John Thornton, nell'opera comunemente chiamata The Philosophy of Botany, il cui titolo completo era Botanical Extracts: or Philosophy of botany, being botanical and philosophical Extracts or Elementary botanical plates, illustrative of the science of botany, but more particularly intended to illustrate Botanical Extracts, or the Philosophy of botany. Le immagini dell’opera derivano da dipinti di Warner, Sydenham Edwards, Peter Henderson e Philip Reinagle. Le tavole sono state prodotte utilizzando i complessi ed innovativi processi di incisione a mezzotinto ed acquatinta a colori. Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838) è stato un incisore ad acquatinta britannico. Oltre a contribuire alle illustrazioni de The Microcosm of London, di Rudolf Ackermann, produsse anche una serie di stampe basate sulla guerra peninsulare. Bella impressione, stampata su carta coeva, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Rara. Bibliografia Blunt, The Art of Botanical Illustration, 1950, pgs. 203-208; Johnston, Clevelands Treasures from the World of Botanical Literature, 1998, pgs. 103-105. Eruption of Mount Etna (Aetna) in 1669. Aquatint printed in colours, made by Thomas Sutherland after a paint by D. Romagni. Published in 1809 by Robert John Thornton, in the ' work commonly called The Philosophy of Botany. The longer full title was Botanical Extracts: or Philosophy of botany, being botanical and philosophical Extracts or Elementary botanical plates, illustrative of the science of botany, but more particularly intended to illustrate Botanical Extracts, or the Philosophy of botany. The images were originallly illustrated by Warner, Sydenham Edwards, Peter Henderson, and Philip Reinagle. The plates were produced using mezzotint and aquatint engraving processes. Thomas Sutherland (1785–1838) was a British engraver and aquatinter. As well as contributing illustrations to Rudolf Ackermann's The Microcosm of London, he also produced a series of prints based on the Peninsular War. A fine impression, very good condition. Rare. Bibliografia Blunt, The Art of Botanical Illustration, 1950, pgs. 203-208; Johnston, Clevelands Treasures from the World of Botanical Literature, 1998, pgs. 103-105. Cfr.