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Bartsch,(J.)A.V.
Catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees a l'eau-forte par Guido Reni, et de celles de ses disciples Simon Cantarini, dit le Pesarese, Jean-Andre et Elisabeth Sirani, et Laurent Loli. Vienna, Blumauer 1795. with 1 folded. Copperplate. 105 p., 3 fol. mod. Pbd. with ribbon. Very rare first edition of the first catalogue raisonné of the etchings of the Ital. Baroque painter G. Reni (1575-1642). - The Viennese art historian and engraver Bartsch (1757-1821) also lists works by Simone Cantarini (1612-48), Giovanni Andrea Sirani (1610-70), Elisabetta Sirani (1638-65) a. Lorenzo Loli (1612-91). The copper plate shows details of originals and copies as well as monograms of the artists. - Ex. with wide margins, somewhat stained. - Bookplate.
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