Five Plates from: Scherzi di Fantasia
$500
GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO (1696-1770)
Five Plates from: Scherzi di Fantasia
five etchings, circa 1735-40, on laid paper, without watermarks, including Three Magicians burning a Snake (R. 5), a fine impression of the first state (of two), with margins; Magician pointing out a burning Head to two Youths (R. 7), a very fine impression of the first state (of two), with margins; and three later impressions from the same series (R. 11, 22 and 23)
Plate 223 x 180 mm., Sheet 244 x 201 mm. (R. 5)
Plate 225 x 185 mm., Sheet 263 x 210 mm. (R. 7)
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