Tiepolo Giambattista - Man and Soldier with an Urn - Etching on paper (1785)
Lot 87 · Auction 05 - Old Master Prints and Maps · 15 April 2025
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,000
Man and soldier with an urn is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.
A woman looks out of the print. Two characters, a man and a soldier, are in front of a funeral element.
Sheet 23 x 30 cm.
Good impressions on paper, with wide margins.
Reference: De Vesme, 3/10; Rizzi 29/38. Succi 41/50.
It belongs to the edition of "Varii Capriccj" dedicated to Girolamo Manfrin. This is the only edition which was issued as a stand-alone publication. Following Rutgers, the realization of the series was realized between 1733 and 1735.