Carlo Maratta (1625-1713) The Birth of the Virgin. Etching. 147 x 218. Bartsch 89; Bellini 6. Very fine proof on thin laid paper, of the 1st state (of 2), before the engraved mention "Carlo Maratus inven. et fecit Roma", trimmed on the plate cut. Watermark: crown surmounted by a six-pointed star within a circle. Thin strip of gummed paper along the right-hand edge on verso.