Giorgio Mantovano Ghisi (1620-1680)
The Death of Procris, after Giulio Romano
Etching, circa 1540, but a later impression of the final state (of ten), with Rossi's imprint in the lower left, on laid paper with large armorial watermark, sheet 390 x 560 mm (15 1/4 x 22 in), small repairs to nicks and one minor perforation within the image, even toning and surface dirt (unframed)

⁂ The drawing by Romano is held in the Städelsches Institut, Frankfurt, and may have been designed by Giulio Romano to decorate the Gonzaga hunting lodge at Mamirolo (now destroyed).

Together with

Master of the Die (ca. 1530-60)
Six plates of Tapestries after Raphael, from: Tapestries
Engravings, circa 1530-1560, good impressions of the published states with imprint of Antonio Lafreri, on various laid papers, each platemark 210 x 285 mm (8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in), five with good margins, these held together with a pin in the margin, otherwise occasional spotting, browning and surface dirt (unframed)