Drunken Silenus

JUSEPE DE RIBERA (1591-1652) Drunken Silenus etching, 1628, on laid paper, watermark Bird in a Circle, a very fine, tonal impression of Brown's first state (of three), printing with clarity and great contrasts, trimmed to or on the borderline on three sides, just inside the subject below, a short backed tear at upper centre, a few thin spots, otherwise in good condition Sheet 269 x 346 mm.