Old Hand-Colored Antique Print of Banae Inhabitants with Body Tattoos, 1827

Reference
BG-06893
Date
1827
Region
Asia
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
24.5 x 35.0 cm (9.6 x 13.8 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 150

Antique print of inhabitants from Banae (Nagpur India?). Also depicted are a sailing boat and palm trees.

This print originates from 'Il Costume Antico e Moderno (..)' by G. Ferrario. Giulio Ferrario was founder of the 'Societa Tipografica de Classici Italiani' and served as the director of the Braidense National Library in Milan, Italy. Artists that worked on this monumental work are: Gallo Gallina, D.K. Bonatti, A. Biasioli, L. Rossi, Paolo Fumagalli, Gaetano Zancon (1771-1816), G. Bigatti, C. Bramati, G. Gallo, C. Bottiglia, G. Castellini, Antonio Rancati (1784-1816), Vittorio Raineri, Sydney Parkinson, Castelli, A. Sanquirico (1777-1849), Angelo Monticelli (1778-1837), A.L. Rossins, Bottigella and others. This plate etched by D.K. Bonatti.

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