5119 - Ghisi, Giorgio

Ghisi, Giorgio The Judgment of Paris. Copperplate engraving after Giovanni Battista Bertani. 39.3 x 52.2 cm. 1555. B. 60, Lewis/Lewis 16 III. Mark: Small crowned double-headed eagle (cf. Lewis/Lewis 15, ca. 1552–1585). An excellent, even, and velvety-looking print, trimmed to the edge of the plate, with the image extending very close to the edge in places. Without the separately printed text plate. Only one copy each of the first and second print states is known to exist. On the reverse, a vertical center fold, slightly cracked at the bottom; minor rubbing, particularly around the genitalia of the two figures on the left; isolated retouched imperfections that are not visible on the recto; a closed tear at the top right margin; an old, slightly faded pen annotation in the lower left corner and another pen monogram on the right; otherwise, a very fine copy. The collector’s initials are likely those of Florent Despesches (Lugt 668e and 668f). - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.