Set Of Three Antique Engravings Depicting The Allegories Of The Three Elements - By F. Albani

Set of three antique engravings depicting the allegories of the three elements. 19th century.
1. Engraving titled "Water," part of a series of prints depicting the allegories of the four elements. The engraving is based on the canvas painted by Francesco Albani for Cardinal Maurizio di Savoia in 1633. Venus is depicted in the center on a shell-shaped chariot drawn by cupids. Neptune and other nymphs and tritons are depicted on the right, while flying cupids hold a drape as a sail.
It bears the inscriptions ALBANI DIP – BUSATTO DIS.- LAURO INC. (LAURO AGOSTINO 1806 - Turin 1878).
2. Engraving titled "Air." The engraving is based on the canvas painted by Francesco Albani. The allegory depicts the Roman goddess Juno (Juno), queen of the gods and of the air, riding in a chariot drawn by peacocks, her symbolic animal. She is surrounded by nymphs and cupids, with the god of the winds, Aeolus, visible in the lower right, attempting to block a group of cherubs.
It bears the inscriptions AFTER ALBANI – MASUTTI DIS. – LAURO INC. (LAURO AGOSTINO 1806 – Turin, 1878).
3- Engraving titled “JUPITER IN VULCAN'S FORGE”. The engraving is based on the canvas painted by Francesco Albani.
It bears the inscriptions ALBANI DIP- MASUTTI DIS- CARELLI INC.
(Engraver: Giacomo Carelli (1812/1887) Designer: Antonio Masutti (1813/1895) Inventor: Francesco Albani (1578/1660)

Measurements: 53 x 53 cm each