Swann Galleries - Old Master Prints - Sale 2429: Part I, November 3, 2016

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62 ● AGOSTINOVENEZIANO
(after Raphael)
HerculesWrestling Antaeus in the Presence of
an OldWoman, likely Earth,Antaeus’Mother.
Engraving, 1533-36. 244x180 mm; 95/8x71/8
inches, thread margins. First state (of 2). Ex-
collectionThomas Graf (Lugt 1092a, verso);
his sale C. G. Beorner, Leipzig, November
23, 1934. A very good impression of this
exceedingly scarce, early engraving.
We have found only one other impression
at auction the past 30 years.
According to the British Museum, there are
three states of this print.This is the first state
with the date “1533” on the rock and the
monogram“AV”on the tablet lower center.
The second state is monogrammed and
dated “1533” on the rock as well inscribed
“Ant. Sal. exc.” lower center.The third state
is only monogrammed on the tablet with
the name of the publisher, Salamanca,
erased. Bartsch 316. [1,500/2,500]
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