![303Circle of Agostino Carracci (1557-1602) St Jerome, after Francesco Vanni (1563-1610), [circa 1590s].](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/1e4511e2-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/c129b8cb-a191-ee11-817b-6045bdfc47ac.webp "303Circle of Agostino Carracci (1557-1602) St Jerome, after Francesco Vanni (1563-1610), [circa 1590s].")
Lot 303
Circle of Agostino Carracci (1557-1602) St Jerome, after Francesco Vanni (1563-1610), [circa 1590s].
Hammer Price: £160
Description
Circle of Agostino Carracci (1557-1602) St Jerome, after Francesco Vanni (1563-1610), engraving, an excellent impression, on laid paper without watermark, platemark 262 x 200 mm. (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in), sheet 280 x 210 mm. (11 x 8 1/4 in), some pen and brown ink corrections to halo, inscribed 'Caracci' in pencil lower right, some spotting and browning, [circa 1590s].
Literature:
Bartsch 74 [copy]
⁂ Scarce. A reverse copy after Agostino Carracci's engraving. The British Museum hold another variant contemporary copy that is also in reverse after Carracci's design, probably executed by a student [see V,3.40]. It is possible that the present sheet was also produced in Carracci's workshop by a pupil. We have been unable to trace any other copies.
Description
Circle of Agostino Carracci (1557-1602) St Jerome, after Francesco Vanni (1563-1610), engraving, an excellent impression, on laid paper without watermark, platemark 262 x 200 mm. (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 in), sheet 280 x 210 mm. (11 x 8 1/4 in), some pen and brown ink corrections to halo, inscribed 'Caracci' in pencil lower right, some spotting and browning, [circa 1590s].
Literature:
Bartsch 74 [copy]
⁂ Scarce. A reverse copy after Agostino Carracci's engraving. The British Museum hold another variant contemporary copy that is also in reverse after Carracci's design, probably executed by a student [see V,3.40]. It is possible that the present sheet was also produced in Carracci's workshop by a pupil. We have been unable to trace any other copies.
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