Prosperity Goddess – an engraved print by Cipriani / Bartolozzi, 1783

Description

“PROSPERITY” – an exquisite engraving by Giovanni Battista Cipriani and Francesco Bartolozzi, printed in 1783 in London.

Prosperity is the state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune or successful social status. Prosperity often encompasses wealth but also includes other factors such as happiness and health.

Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 – 1815) was an Italian engraver, whose most productive period was spent in London. His father was a gold- and silver-smith, but young Francesco manifested so much skill and taste in designing that he was placed under the supervision of two Florentine artists, including Ignazio Hugford and Giovanni Domenico Ferretti who instructed him in painting. After devoting three years to that art, he went to Venice and studied engraving, and later moved to London in 1764. He lived in London for nearly forty years and produced an enormous number of engravings. Soon after arriving in London, he was appointed ‘Engraver to the King’ with an annual salary of £300. He was elected a founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768, and in 1802 became the founding President of the Society of Engravers.

Giovanni (Guiseppe) Battista Cipriani (1727 – 1785) was an Italian painter and engraver, who lived in England from 1755. Much of his work consisted of designs for prints, many of which were engraved by his friend Francesco Bartolozzi.

This poster is a high quality “giclee” reproduction of a restored antique original, custom-printed on Standard Single-weight Matt Coated art paper 140gsm or  Heavyweight Matt Coated art paper 230gsm (more of a thin card density), or superb Epson Matt Canvas 320gsm, according to your choice. We use the latest UltraChromeHDX pigment inks which guarantee 60 years of colour  permanence (up to 200 years fade-proof for colour prints).  This poster is suitable for mounting and framing, as well as direct display on a wall.

IMPORTANT: If you are going to frame this print we recommend art paper 230gsm or canvas 320gsm. The 140gsm art paper option makes sense if you wish to DIY-frame or to tack the poster to a wall without framing, due to it being lighter and more flexible. All three options are giclee prints of the same high quality.

POSTER PRINT QUALITY

Please note that our reproduction posters are made to order and every print is checked before posting. The images we use in most cases are scans of antique originals, professionally restored in order to remove the most evident stains, folds, tears and other damage. We strive to balance the restoration and saving the overall integrity and antique appearance of the original. Our restored images are unique and these prints can be purchased only from www.VictorianMaps.com.

There will be no watermark on your image but there might be a white border depending on aspect ratio of the original. Please note that when a large antique original is reduced to a smaller size print some text may not be readable. Please check our measurements: every poster has its own aspect ratio same as original and printed exactly as pictured.