Refined colored engraving on paper, in a carved and gilded wooden frame, protected by glass. The print reproduces a painting kept at the Uffizi Galleries by Frans van Mieris (1635-1681), a Dutch painter, who produced this work in 1675. The painting depicts the Miris, or Mieris, family, as it is believed that the work features a self-portrait of the painter himself, depicted with his family. It is an interior scene, in which figures can be seen in the background, while in the foreground we see two figures, one the painter and a lady, probably his wife, intent on playing the lute. A woman sitting receives a chalice from a child, probably the painter's son. The characters' clothes are sumptuous, characterized by satin, velvet and furs. Among the details of the scene, there is also a cherub hanging from the ceiling, the meticulous representation of the architectures, and the presence of a small dog on the legs of the woman in the foreground, which give further refinement to the whole. At the bottom of the engraving there are several inscriptions, from the left the attribution of the painting, in the center the signature of the author of the print, that is: "Lasinio del. and engraved in color in the year 1784", that is "Lasinio drew and engraved". The engraver of this print is in fact the famous Carlo Lasinio (1759-1838), who worked mainly in Florence as an engraver, museologist and teacher, and made colored engravings with overlapping plates. On the right finally we read "Labrelis impr", referring to the printer. It is a work of great taste and refinement, able to give a touch of class and antiquity to any environment. Florentine manufacture of the second half of the 18th century (circa 1784). Measurements: Overall H x W x D 74 x 62 x 3.5cm; H x W artwork only 52 x 40.5cm
