169 - Valerio Spada (attributed to) Hercules in Thebes, anonymous Tuscan etcher of the 17th century

Valerio Spada (attributed to) Hercules in Thebes, anonymous Tuscan etcher of the 17th century Lot of two plates from Ercole in Tebe, festa teatrale rappresentata in Firenze per le reali nozze de’ serenissimi sposi Cosimo terzo principe di Toscana, e Margherita Luisa principessa d’Orleans by Giovanni Andrea Moniglia, published in Florence in 1661.Etching, 250 × 370 mm (each sheet). For attributions, see: P. D. Massar, “The Prints of Valerio Spada”, Print Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 1 (March 1987).Two further plates not belonging to the same publication are included.Very fine impressions, with plate tone, printed on laid paper with various watermarks. Wide margins preserved, with the usual central folds. Traces of soiling in the margins, but overall in very good condition.