Lot 219

Fontana (Giovanni Battista, Verona-based printmaker, 1524-1587) The Story of Romulus and Remus, complete suite of 27 plates, [circa 1570s].

 

Hammer Price: £850

Description

Fontana (Giovanni Battista, Verona-based printmaker, 1524-1587) The Story of Romulus and Remus, complete suite of 27 plates, etchings on laid paper with good margins, excellent well inked impressions, each platemark approx. 185 x 140 mm (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in), each sheet approx. 230 x 180 mm (9 x 7 1/4 in), light scattered spotting, some damp-staining, mostly marginal, several loose prints to end by various hands, hinges weak, later half cloth, rubbed, [circa 1570s].

Description

Fontana (Giovanni Battista, Verona-based printmaker, 1524-1587) The Story of Romulus and Remus, complete suite of 27 plates, etchings on laid paper with good margins, excellent well inked impressions, each platemark approx. 185 x 140 mm (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in), each sheet approx. 230 x 180 mm (9 x 7 1/4 in), light scattered spotting, some damp-staining, mostly marginal, several loose prints to end by various hands, hinges weak, later half cloth, rubbed, [circa 1570s].

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