4 Etched copper engravings c1612 (no later than 1625). Depicting: The Temple of Diana At Ephesus. + The Dismantling of the Colossus At Rhodes and Replacing With The New. + Alexander In Battle With Darius and + The City of Semiramidis

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Antonio Tempesta [1555-1630]. Florentine Artist: A set of 4 Etched copper engravings c1612 (no later than 1625). Depicting: (1) The Temple of Diana At Ephesus. + (2) The Dismantling of the Colossus At Rhodes and Replacing With The New. + (3). Alexander In Battle With Darius + (4) The City of Semiramidis and Building its walls from boats on the Euphrates. Condition; Light age spots in two places on one image, although hardly noticed, light creasing at corners and odd minor age faults commensurate with age. Trimmed but with 4 margins on all 4 engravings, these are tipped onto later 19th century soft card at top edges/corners. Very Good+. Uniform size: 22 x 28.5 cm. *The plates are numbered 2, 3, 4 and IV, Roman numerals for the final plate? They may be No's 104 of his "Seven Wonders" The legends or titles beneath the scenes are in Latin. NOTE: **An artist now known for his prints and printmaking his works are held in The Metropolitan Museum in NY in the Elisha Whittlesy Collection, The National Academy in Rome and the Spanish National Archive among others. Peter Paul Rubens was a pupil of his in 1580. Guaranteed all genuine. N° de ref. del artículo A264

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