Giorgio Ghisi (c. 1512 /1520-1582) 
The Death of Procris. About 1540. chisel after G. Romano. 560 x 390. Bartsch 61; Lewis 5 (ix/x). Very fine proof, addressed to Giacomo de Rossi, of a late 18th-early 19th-century print on strong laid paper, the square line reinforced, before the prudish retouching on the manly limbs (ordered in 1823 by Pope Leo XII). A few tiny freckles. Vertical drying fold in middle and another vertical fold visible on verso. Soiling and dusting on verso and in small margins.
Live Wednesday 27 November 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 28

Giorgio Ghisi (c. 1512 /1520-1582) The Death of Procris. About 1540. chisel after G. Romano. 560 x 390. Bartsch 61; Lewis 5 (ix/x). Very fine proof, addressed to Giacomo de Rossi, of a late 18th-early 19th-century print on strong laid paper, the square line reinforced, before the prudish retouching on the manly limbs (ordered in 1823 by Pope Leo XII). A few tiny freckles. Vertical drying fold in middle and another vertical fold visible on verso. Soiling and dusting on verso and in small margins.

Estimate
€600 - €800
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
Giorgio Ghisi (c. 1512 /1520-1582) The Death of Procris. About 1540. chisel after G. Romano. 560 x 390. Bartsch 61; Lewis 5 (ix/x). Very fine proof, addressed to Giacomo de Rossi, of a late 18th-early 19th-century print on strong laid paper, the square line reinforced, before the prudish retouching on the manly limbs (ordered in 1823 by Pope Leo XII). A few tiny freckles. Vertical drying fold in middle and another vertical fold visible on verso. Soiling and dusting on verso and in small margins.
Sale Wednesday 27 November 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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