Saint Jerome reading

JUSEPE DE RIBERA (CIRCA 1591-1652) Saint Jerome reading etching, circa 1624, on laid paper, watermark Large Jug with Flowers, a fine, early impression, printing with great subtlety and much plate tone, with a narrow margin above, trimmed on the platemark or with thread margins elsewhere, a paper split at left near the tree, small repaired tear and a paper loss at the upper right and left corners, other small defects, framed Plate 194 x 252 mm., Sheet 196 x 252 mm.