Theatre of Marcellus. Rome Claudio Duchetti late 16th c Engraving, 36,0 x 53,2 cm, laid paper, address "Romae Claudij Duchetti sequani .q. Antonij Lafreri nepotis formis", Latin text (trimmed inside platemark, few spots, sl. soiled). Large anonymous engraving of the antique theatre in Rome. From the series "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae" originally published by Antonio Lafreri. His cousin Claudio Duchetti inherited some of his plates in 1577.

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