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PIETRO TESTA (1611-1650)
Faith, Hope and Charity (Allegory in Honour of the Arrival of Cardinal Franciotti as Bishop of Lucca)
etching, 1637, on laid paper, watermark Grapes with Letters and Fleur-de-Lys, a very good impression of this rare print, the first state (of two), printing with a warm plate-tone

Plate & Sheet 367 x 301 mm.

Provenance
John Barnard (d. 1784), London (Lugt 1420); his sale, Th. Philipe, London, 16 April 1798 and following days.
Literature
Bartsch 30; Bellini 14; Cropper 36
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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