An inquiry into the origin and early history of engraving : upon copper and in wood, with an account of engravers and their works, from the invention of chalcography by Maso Finiguerra, to the time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi (1816)
Ottley, William Young, 1771-1836, Beckford, William, 1760-1844, former owner. CMalG, Bromley, William, 1769-1842, Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528, Edwards, George, 1694-1773. CMalG, Swaine, John, 1775-1860 · London : Printed for John and Arthur Arch by J. M'Creery · leaf 410
rises with a rapid ascent, and in a pyramidal form, tomore than two thirds the height of the print. Upon the summitof this mountain stands the figure of Christ, enveloped in glory, andsurrounded by eight cherubims, four on each side; the clouds oneither hand, being also interspersed with the heads… … 376 BACCIO BALDINI. [chap. vi. From the middle of the print, at bottom, a ladder rises to thetop of the Mount, which a good friar is represented as beginning toascend. On the ground, at bottom, is written humilta, and uponthe steps of the ladder are inscribed prudentia . temperantia . FORTEZZA .…
