Incisione di 295 x 415 mm su foglio a larghi margini. Foglio privo di difetti. In basso la descrizione in francese con la dicitura “Amphitheatre Erigé dans la grande Place de St Marc de Venise pour le soir du 24 janvier 1782, du Côté des Procuraties Vieilles à l’occasion de la Venüe de leurs Altesses Imp. Mons. le Comte, et Madame le Comtesse du Nord, Avec la Veüe du Palais erigé provisionellement, le tout illuminé de flambeaux avec des lustres et lampions de cristal, inventé et dirigé pr Mr Ant. Codognato, Dessiné par I. Moretti, Gravé par Baratti”. Incisione raffigurante i festeggiamenti tenutisi il 24 gennaio 1782 a Venezia in onore di Paolo I e di sua moglie Maria Feodorovna, e del Granduca e della Granduchessa di Russia, che viaggiavano con il titolo di Conte e Contessa del Nord. Una delle sei incisioni che illustrarono questa che si può definire l’ultima delle grandi feste pubbliche veneziane, in cui la Repubblica volle mostrare il massimo della magnificenza. L’allestimento effimero venne realizzato da Antonio Codognato, molto celebre sia come scenografo, che come architetto, ma soprattutto come “specchiaro”; attraverso gli specchi infatti creava i giochi ottici di cui andavano famose le sue scenografie teatrali. (EN) Engraving measuring 295 x 415 mm on a sheet with wide margins. Sheet free from defects. At the bottom, a description in French reading: ‘Amphitheatre erected in the Grand Place of St Mark’s in Venice for the evening of 24 January 1782, on the side of the Procuratie Vecchie on the occasion of the visit of Their Imperial Highnesses, His Excellency the Count and Her Excellency the Countess of the North, with a view of the temporary palace erected for the occasion, the whole illuminated by torches, crystal chandeliers and lanterns, conceived and directed by Mr Ant. Codognato, designed by I. Moretti, engraved by Baratti”. Engraving depicting the celebrations held on 24 January 1782 in Venice in honour of Paul I and his wife Maria Feodorovna, and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Russia, who were travelling under the title of Count and Countess of the North. One of the six engravings illustrating what may be described as the last of the great Venetian public festivals, in which the Republic sought to display the utmost magnificence. The temporary set was designed by Antonio Codognato, who was renowned both as a set designer and as an architect, but above all as a ‘mirror-maker’; indeed, it was through the use of mirrors that he created the optical illusions for which his theatrical sets were famous.