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The Birth of Saint John the Baptist, after J. de Conte (?) (B., Archer 76; Massari 71)
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Giulio Bonasone
The Birth of Saint John the Baptist, after J. de Conte (?) (B., Archer 76; Massari 71)
etching, circa 1540, Archer's second state (of five), with Lafreri's address, a good impression, watermark Anchor (cf. Briquet 427-9; Northern Italy, late 15th Century), trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the engraved border, an unobtrusive central vertical fold, a repaired tear (27mm.) at the lower sheet edge, a few further small tears and nicks at the sheet edges, occasional staining, laid at the upper and lower left sheet corners, otherwise generally in good condition, framed
P., S. 285 x 445mm.
The Birth of Saint John the Baptist, after J. de Conte (?) (B., Archer 76; Massari 71)
etching, circa 1540, Archer's second state (of five), with Lafreri's address, a good impression, watermark Anchor (cf. Briquet 427-9; Northern Italy, late 15th Century), trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the engraved border, an unobtrusive central vertical fold, a repaired tear (27mm.) at the lower sheet edge, a few further small tears and nicks at the sheet edges, occasional staining, laid at the upper and lower left sheet corners, otherwise generally in good condition, framed
P., S. 285 x 445mm.
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