CALLOT Jacques (Nancy 1592 1635) - "The Fair of the Impruneta (2nd plate, engraved in Nancy)". 1622. Original etching and burin engraving. Proof of the 2nd state (of 2) with the address of Israël Silvestre in the lower left corner of the tablet, printed on two leaves. Ref: I.F.F After 1800 & Lieure, n°478. A masterpiece of the art of engraving, this print is a precious testimony of the rural society in Tuscany at the beginning of the 17th century. Callot engraved two matrices of L'Impruneta: a first one, in Florence, now preserved in the Musée lorrain, and a second one, after his return to Nancy, between 1621 and 1623. 43 x 66 cm on sight for the plate. 51 x 74 cm with the frame. Condition C (the paper is dusty in places, a short tear visible on the right edge, not examined outside its frame).
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CALLOT Jacques (Nancy 1592 1635) - "The Fair of the Impruneta (2nd plate, engraved in Nancy)". 1622. Original etching and burin engraving. Proof of the 2nd state (of 2) with the address of Israël Silvestre in the lower left corner of the tablet, printed on two leaves. Ref: I.F.F After 1800 & Lieure, n°478. A masterpiece of the art of engraving, this print is a precious testimony of the rural society in Tuscany at the beginning of the 17th century. Callot engraved two matrices of L'Impruneta: a first one, in Florence, now preserved in the Musée lorrain, and a second one, after his return to Nancy, between 1621 and 1623. 43 x 66 cm on sight for the plate. 51 x 74 cm with the frame. Condition C (the paper is dusty in places, a short tear visible on the right edge, not examined outside its frame).
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