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FRENCH SCHOOL, 17TH-CENTURY
Stages of Coupledom
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Etching. 255x255 mm; 10x10 inches.Trimmed on the plate mark.A very good impression.
This circular composition, possibly intended to be pinned at its central axis, shows four
different stages of coupledom, with partners at ages 25, 40, 60 and 80 years old.
[1,000/1,500]
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STEFANO DELLA BELLA
La Perspective du Pont Neuf de Paris
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Etching, 1646. 360x688 mm; 14
1
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4
x27
1
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8
inches.With thread margins 3 sides, trimmed just
inside the plate mark lower edge but with all the text preserved, the two upper corners
restored with additions in pen and ink. A good, dark impression of this large, scarce and
important etching with strong contrasts. DeVesme 850.
[1,500/2,500]
