135 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Two Soldiers and Two Women. ca. 1743–1749. Etching. 134 × 170 mm. Sheet: 400 × 280 mm. De Vesme, 5. Rizzi (1971), 31. Signed “Tiepolo” on the base of the tomb. Plate from the *Capricci*, a series of ten engravings executed by Giovanni Battista between 1739 and 1743 (more recently, Jaco Rutgers has proposed a date of execution between 1733 and 1735) and published for the first time by Anton Maria Zanetti in the second volume of the third edition of his *Raccolta di varie stampe a chiaroscuro*... in Venice MDCCXLIX. The *Capricci* were republished as a standalone edition dedicated to Girolamo Manfrin in 1785. A beautiful print in its only state, printed in sepia on thick laid paper with a large “A V” watermark. ALSO INCLUDED: Id., Woman with Chained Arms and Four Figures. Etching. 135x174 mm. Sheet: 145x180 mm. De Vesme, 9. Rizzi (1971), 35. Succi, 47. From the *Capricci*. A beautiful print in the only known state, printed in sepia on thick laid paper with part of a watermark reading “crowned coat of arms surmounted by a crescent moon.” Bibliography: J. Rutgers, “The dating of Tiepolo’s Capricci and Scherzi,” in *Print Quarterly*, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, September 2006, pp. 254–263. (2) WORK 1: Copy with wide margins on an intact, uncut sheet; minor losses along the left margin. Spots of foxing and traces of very slight creases. WORK 2: Copy irregularly trimmed along the print’s edge and partially along the lower inner edge; narrow side margins; good 10-mm margin at the top. Small loss in the upper left corner and minimal tape residue at the top of the reverse side.