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GUERCINO (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666) after, by BARTOLOZZI, OTTAVIANA, NEVAY, PIRANESI and others
GUERCINO (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666) after, by BARTOLOZZI, OTTAVIANA, NEVAY, PIRANESI and others Raccolta di alcuni disegni del Barberi da Cento detto Il Guercino the complete set of 33 etchings printed in black and sanguine, circa 1760s, including the letterpress title with vignette by Ottaviani, title page by Piranesi, and the large fold-out plate of Christ Carrying the Cross by A. Milani, all very good impressions, with plate numbers, published by Giovanni Generoso Salomoni, Rome, 1764, watermarks Fleur-de-Lys and SUBIACO (R. 70 & 74, dated 1790s), with margins, some minor staining, generally in good condition, with red sheet edges, in contemporary half calf and marbled boards Overall: 22 x 16¾ in. (558 x 425 mm.) Sheets: 21 3/8 x 15¾ in. (542 x 402 mm.) Provenance : Congregation de Notre Dame Library, with their bookplate. Philip Hofer (1898-1984), with his bookplate Acquired from Ars Libri, 1981. This volume includes : 14 etchings by F. BARTOLOZZI, 6 etchings by G. NEVAY, 5 by G. OTTAVIANI, 4 by G. B. PIRANESI (Focillon 983-986), 2 by T. PIROLI, 1 by A. MILANI, 1 by I. B. BURATTO.