Lot 204
Carracci (Ludovico, 1555-1619) Madonna and Child with Angels, etching, [circa 1595-1610] § Biscaino (Bartolomeo, 1629-1657) The Nativity, etching [circa 1650-1657]; and another by Pietro del Po (3).
Estimate: £200 - 300
Description
Carracci (Ludovico 1555-1619) Madonna and Child with Angels, etching, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 165 x 115 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in), trimmed on or just within the platemark, inset at edges onto paper support, some surface dirt and minor spotting, unframed, published by Nicolas van Aelst, [circa 1595-1610] § Biscaino (Bartolomeo, 1629-1657) The Nativity, with Christ being adored by angels, etching, on laid paper without watermark, 204 x 145 mm. (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in), trimmed to image, inset at edges onto paper support, restoration to lower left corner with loss replaced with pen facsimile, minor rubbing in places, spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1650-1657]; together with Pietro del Po's (1610-1692) Venus reclining on a bed while Vulcan labours at his forge, after Agostino Carracci, etching, 188 x 288 mm. (7 3/8 x 11 1/4 in), inset at edges onto paper support, unframed, [circa 1650-1690] (3)
Literature:
(Carracci) Bartsch 2; Bohlin 3
(Biscaino) Barstch 6
(del Po) Bartsch 32
Description
Carracci (Ludovico 1555-1619) Madonna and Child with Angels, etching, on laid paper without watermark, sheet 165 x 115 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in), trimmed on or just within the platemark, inset at edges onto paper support, some surface dirt and minor spotting, unframed, published by Nicolas van Aelst, [circa 1595-1610] § Biscaino (Bartolomeo, 1629-1657) The Nativity, with Christ being adored by angels, etching, on laid paper without watermark, 204 x 145 mm. (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in), trimmed to image, inset at edges onto paper support, restoration to lower left corner with loss replaced with pen facsimile, minor rubbing in places, spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1650-1657]; together with Pietro del Po's (1610-1692) Venus reclining on a bed while Vulcan labours at his forge, after Agostino Carracci, etching, 188 x 288 mm. (7 3/8 x 11 1/4 in), inset at edges onto paper support, unframed, [circa 1650-1690] (3)
Literature:
(Carracci) Bartsch 2; Bohlin 3
(Biscaino) Barstch 6
(del Po) Bartsch 32