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£100
[Francesco Villamena (1564-1624) after Francesco Albani (1578-1660)] -Allegory for an Italian Cardinal, s.l., n.d., [Rome, c. 1596], unlettered early state, etching and engraving, 30 x 44.5cm, and two other Old Master engravings, (3)
Two similar examples of the Italian allegory exist in the collections of The British Museum (1874,0808.1537) and The Forbes and Clark Collections, Massachusetts. However, each of the three are centered by the arms of a different cardinal, and only in ours - the only unlettered example we could trace - does the cardinal's galero have tassels.
Minor creases and handling marks. Each trimmed to/just within the platemark.
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30.6% inc VAT*
