Esterno del Pantheon

Alessandro Moschetti, according to Giovanna Sapori and Sonia Amadio, Il mercato delle stampe a Roma, XVI-XIX secolo (p. 334) was an engraver of architecture with a workshop in Rome at Via Bocca di Leone, 63. According to other sources, he was active first in Rome and then in Naples until 1868.

He devoted himself successfully to the engraving of views of the Eternal City, published for the first time in the Raccolta delle principali vedute di Roma antica e moderna (1843). The collection, which includes an illustrated frontispiece and 35 plates engraved in copper by Moschetti on drawings by Marchi, Ciconnetti and Zolla, "the number of which may vary from one copy to another" (cf. S. Rossetti, n. 7252) is much sought after for the plan of Rome in 1843 and especially for the views enriched with popular scenes typical of the civil and religious folklore of the time. Subsequently, Moschetti's views were reprinted in increasing numbers. The present example is taken from the 70 Principal Views of Rome 1861.

Copper engraving, in excellent condition.