Lot 242: Orazio de Sanctis (1568-1584) after Pompeo dell'Aquila

Orazio de Sanctis (1568-1584) after Pompeo dell'Aquila
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist (Bartsch 4)
etching with engraving, 1568, a fine impression of the very rare first state (of two), before the lower right was blocked out, with narrow margins, a short repaired tear at lower sheet edge, various thin areas, the sheet very thinly backed, the subject generally in good condition
P. 250 x 193 mm., S. 254 x 196 mm.