VARIA Lot n° 20

VARIA: ART_x001E_ "Painting and Design". Allegory of painting and drawing. Copper engraving by S.-F. Ravenet after Guido Reni at J. Boydell, London, 1769. Le Blanc 42. - With the artists' names, titles, publisher's address and designations in the plate. On laid paper. 41.3 x 37.8 cm (sheet). With tiny margin around the representation and text resp. With isolated small, carefully restored marginal glazes. Enclosed: L'Amateur d'Estampes. Etching by J. Jacquemart after E. Meissonier about 1875 (Béraldi 381). On Vélin. 21 x 13.8 cm. Wide margins slightly unfresh. Collection Hector Giacomelli (Lugt 1311). [ms]