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The Birth of Adonis, after Francesco Salviati, 1544
Engraving, 316 × 433 mm. First state of 2, before the Lafreri address. Rare. Bartsch XV.42.12 (school of Marcantonio).
Superb, crisp and well-contrasted impression printed on laid paper with watermark. Sheet trimmed along the platemark. Trace of a central fold visible on the verso, minor restorations in the centre of the composition and a strip of about 1 cm missing and restored in the upper section.
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