Man diving underwater
Date
1794
Creator
Guglielmo Morghen (1780 - 1825, Italian) , Engraver
After
Francesco Antonio Lapegna (1769, Italian) , Painter
Object type
Library reference
27806
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 289mm
width (print): 195mm
width (print): 195mm
Description
Figure of a classically styled nude man shown submerged, in the correct posture for diving down into deep water.
Plate 16 from L'uomo galleggiante, o sia l'arte ragionata del nuoto; scoperta fisica [‘The floating man, or the reasoned art of swimming…], by Oronzio de’ Bernardi (Naples, 1794), pp.124/125. The plate is inscribed above: ‘Tav.XVI.’ Below: ‘Franco. Lapegna diso’ dal Naturale. G. Morghen Inc.’
The illustration is intended to be instructional, in Bernardi’s manual of swimming practice. It accompanies chapter 16 on swimming in the book: ‘Regole per sommergersi in acqua di alto fondo…’ [Rules for submerging in deep water...]
Oronzio de’ Bernardi (1620-1707), Italian priest and author of a manual of swimming. Bernardi was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Plate 16 from L'uomo galleggiante, o sia l'arte ragionata del nuoto; scoperta fisica [‘The floating man, or the reasoned art of swimming…], by Oronzio de’ Bernardi (Naples, 1794), pp.124/125. The plate is inscribed above: ‘Tav.XVI.’ Below: ‘Franco. Lapegna diso’ dal Naturale. G. Morghen Inc.’
The illustration is intended to be instructional, in Bernardi’s manual of swimming practice. It accompanies chapter 16 on swimming in the book: ‘Regole per sommergersi in acqua di alto fondo…’ [Rules for submerging in deep water...]
Oronzio de’ Bernardi (1620-1707), Italian priest and author of a manual of swimming. Bernardi was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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