ANTOINE GARNIER (1611-1694) AFTER ROSSO FIORENTINO (1494-1540)

The Revenge of Nauplios

Details

ANTOINE GARNIER (1611-1694) AFTER ROSSO FIORENTINO (1494-1540)
The Revenge of Nauplios
etching, circa 1625-46, watermark Flower in a Double Circle, a very good, strong impression of this very rare print, just starting to show touches of wear in places, trimmed inside the platemark, a short, very skilfully repaired tear at the lower edge, a pinhole at the upper right, a light vertical, flattened fold, some soft creases and minor staining, otherwise in good condition
Plate & Sheet 277 x 426 mm.

Provenance

John Barnard (d. 1784), London, with his initials in ink verso (Lugt 1420);
Christie's, London, 26 June 1985, lot 45 (After Rosso Fiorentino).
With Artemis Fine Arts, London, acquired at the above sale.
Acquired from the above, on 2 July 1985.

Literature

Robert-Dumesnil 70; IFF 66

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Lot Essay

This very rare etching reproduces the fresco by Rosso Fiorentino for the Galerie François I in the Palace of Fontainebleau. Another, slightly different version had been etched earlier by Antonio Fantuzzi (see Jenkins and Zerner AF26).

To our knowledge no other impression of this print has been offered at auction within the last thirty years.

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