AGOSTINO CARRACCI Mercury and the Three Graces.
AGOSTINO CARRACCI
Mercury and the Three Graces.
Engraving, 1589. 199x255 mm; 7x10 inches, thread margins. First state (of 3). Ex-collection John Whitcomb Bayley (?) (see Lugt 1412, verso). A brilliant, richly-inked, dark and early impression of this scarce engraving with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear, consistent with the earliest impressions of this subject. Bartsch 117.
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AGOSTINO CARRACCI
Mercury and the Three Graces.
Engraving, 1589. 199x255 mm; 7x10 inches, thread margins. First state (of 3). Ex-collection John Whitcomb Bayley (?) (see Lugt 1412, verso). A brilliant, richly-inked, dark and early impression of this scarce engraving with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear, consistent with the earliest impressions of this subject. Bartsch 117.
