Lot 258: Conrad Martin Metz (Bonn 1749-1827 Rome) Classical scene, possibly Apollo and Marsyas unframed

Classical scene, possibly Apollo and Marsyas
signed 'C.Metz/1813' (lower right)
pen and ink with heightening in gold on brown paper, a fragment
39 x 36cm (15 3/8 x 14 3/16in).
unframed

German born, Metz was a pupil of Bartolozzi in London, before becoming a Royal Academician. Painter and engraver, best known by his numerous imitations and facsimiles of drawings by the old masters, he concentrated particularly on classical illustrations. In 1802 Metz left for Rome, where he spent the rest of his life and commenced a series of engravings after the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel, by Michaelangelo.