AGOSTINO CARRACCI Mercury and the Three Graces. Engraving, 1589. 199x255 mm; 7 7/8x10 1/8 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.
AGOSTINO CARRACCI Mercury and the Three Graces. Engraving, 1589. 199x255 mm; 7 7/8x10 1/8 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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