Hand colored etchings from Marco Carloni’s 1776 work “Vestigia delle terme di Tito e loro interne pitture.” All of these drawn by Francesco Smugliewicz and Vincenzo Brenna, and engraved by Marco Carloni. There are a couple of volumes with the etchings in black and white. These were hand colored later, for a large folio edition. Various sources.

Art book/folio, Etching, Italian, Plates (llustrations) from books 1 Minute
Hand colored etching showing a man and two dancers. from the large folio volume “Vestigia delle Terme di Tito e loro internal pitture”. 1780. Inventory ID #21755. Collections of and Image © the Albertina Museum, Vienna. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://sammlungenonline.albertina.at/?query=search=/record/objectnumbersearch=%5B21755%5D&showtype=record#/query/a953e64e-84a5-4752-aac5-4ca523ddea4b

Bezel illustration panel with three women from the large folio volume “Vestigia delle Terme di Tito e loro internal pitture”. 1780. Inventory ID #21760. Collections of and Image © the Albertina Museum, Vienna. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://sammlungenonline.albertina.at/?query=search=/record/objectnumbersearch=%5B21760%5D&showtype=record#/query/7460b920-2605-4b28-a4f2-856f3db5660b
Baths of Titus (Domus Aurea) from the large folio volume “Vestigia delle Terme di Tito e loro internal pitture”. 1776. Italian. Copper engraving with watercolor and tempera. Image © Galleria Trincia – Stampe Antiche – Roma, Fair use license. via http://www.pierotrincia.it/it/3067/pitture-murali-delle-terme-di-tito—marco-carloni.html
Plate nine from “Vestigia delle Terme di Tito e Loro Interne Pitture.” 1776-1778. Italian. Hand colored etching. Collections of the British Museum. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://enfilade18thc.com/2021/03/12/print-quarterly-march-2021/

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