Description: --> Four Centuries of the world's finest artists from our collection to yours --> Thank you for visiting... Click here for HOT DEALS | Click here for our NO RESERVE AUCTIONS Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about this work and we will answer promptly.International bidders are always welcome to bid and we combine shipping on all orders. --> Artist: Mathurin Moreau (French,1822-1912) Title: Cornelia Medium: Antique engraving on wove paper after the original Group in Bronze by master engraver George J. Studart. Year: 1869 Condition: ExcellentDimensions: Image Size 6 x 7 1/4 inches. Framed dimensions: Approximately 15 x 16 inches. Framing: This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials. Additional notes: This is not a modern print. This engraving is more than 140 years old. The strike is crisp and the lines are sharp. Extra Information:Cornelia Africana and her sons Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, draped female figure, seated, with draped young boy standing at left, and nude boy leaning against her at right. Extra Information:The story of Cornelia, that "most virtuous matron" as Roman historians designate her, may not be familiar to all. She was the daughter of Scipio Africanus, and wife to Sempronius Gracchus, who died leaving her a widow with twelve children, all of whom she subsequently lost, except a daughter, married to Scipio the younger, and two sons, Tiberius ans Caius, who became so renowned in the annals of Rome for their eloquence and opposition to the authorities of the state in advocating the interests of the people. "These sons," says Plutarch, "Cornelia brought up with so much care, that, though they were indisputably of the noblest family, and had the happiest disposition of all the Roman youth, yet education was allowed to have contributed still more than nature to their perfection." When a lady of Campania made a display of her jeweled ornaments in the house of Cornelia, and entreated the latter to exhibit her own, the Roman matron produced her two surviving sons, saying, "These are the only jewels of which I can boast." During her lifetime a statue was erected to her honor, bearing the inscription,- Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi Artist Biography: Mathurin Moreau was a French sculptor in the academic style. Moreau was born in Dijon, first exhibited in the 1848 Salon, and finally received a medal of honor from the Salon in 1897. He was made mayor of the 19th arrondissement of Paris, and in 1912 had a street named in his honor. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is Fully Guaranteed to be Certified as Described Framing Any framing included in a listing is double matted and framed in a solid wood moulding. We can also frame any pieces not listed as such. Please contact us for pricing. We are usually half the price of a regular framer. Shipping Packages are shipped the next business day after confirmed payment is received. If you are making multiple purchases, please request an invoice so that we may combine shipping charges for you. Guarantee We guarantee all our listings to be 100% as described Returns Returns are accepted up to fourteen days after receiving your purchase. Buyer accepts responsibility for any additional shipping charges. | Click here for HOT DEALS | Click here for our NO RESERVE AUCTIONS |
Price: 224 USD
Location: Cape Coral, Florida
End Time: 2024-08-13T02:47:01.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Features: Framed, Signed
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
Production Technique: Engraving
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Subject: History
Material: Engraving
Print Type: Engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Framing: Framed
Type: Print
