Mariano Bovi
Mariano Bovi was an Italian engraver, publisher and art dealer.
Biography
Mariano Bovi was born in Naples, Italy, on 8 December 1757. There is a record of him having at least one brother, Rocco Bovi . In 1781 Mariano was sent to London by Ferdinand IV to serve as an apprentice for three years under Francesco Bartolozzi. He later became an art dealer and publisher, going into business with his brother Rocco. His productive period in London was between 1786 and 1791. He went into bankruptcy in 1805 and died in 1813 in Messina.Etchings
Partial list of prints by Bovi:- Homeri Caput Integrum..., after John Brown Miss Barker, after Richard Cosway Portrait of Giovanni Battista Cipriani, after Francesco Bartolozzi Bacchus's Favorite, after Lady Diana Beauclerk Henry Swinburne, after Richard Cosway Richard Cosway, after Richard Cosway Family portrait of Ferdinand IV, King of the Two Sicilies, after Angelica Kauffman Bacchante, after Lavinia Spencer, Countess Spencer Mrs Bateman, after Ludwig Guttenbrunn The King's departure from his disconsolate family, after Domenico Pellegrini The Recording Angel, after Giovanni Battista Cipriani Alexandre Souvorov, after Josef Kreutzinger Hester Lynch Piozzi , after Pierre Noel Violet Cupids adorning Venus with flowers, after Lady Diana Beauclerk Francesco Maurolico, after Polidoro da Caravaggio