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[METASTASIO
(Pietro, 1698-1782, Italian Poet, from 1729 Court poet at Vienna)]
Engraved Title Page of his 'Alcide al Bivio'
('Hercules at the Cross-Roads'), a musical spectacle for the wedding of Archduke Joseph (later Joseph II) and Princess Isabella of Parma, drawn and engraved by J. Schmutzer, with a rococo border, incorporating an eagle at the top and putti at the bottom corners, 8½ x 6¾ (22cm x 17.1cm), Vienna,
Item Date: 1760
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A fine example of rococo design. Among Metastasio's other libretti is Mozart's 'La Clemenza di Tito'. Jakob Mathias Schmutzer, of Vienna, 1733-1811, was director of the academy founded by Maria Theresia. BL T.939(4).
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