St. Paul bitten by a viper, after Giovanni Stradano
Engraving, 195 x 262 mm (plate), 240 x 312 mm (sheet). From the series “Acts of the Apostles”, published by Philippe Galle in 1582. Second state of two, with the number 33 at lower right. Strauss 154.
A fine example with light plate-tone, printed on laid paper with watermark (P Gothic with flower). Sheet with some abrasions at the edges and paper residues on the verso, but overall in very good condition.