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GIOVANNI DOMENICO TIEPOLO (1727-1804) AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO (1696-1770)

Old Man with a Book, from: Raccolta di Teste

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GIOVANNI DOMENICO TIEPOLO (1727-1804) AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO (1696-1770)
Old Man with a Book, from: Raccolta di Teste
etching, before 1762, on laid paper, without watermark, a very fine impression of the first state (of two), printing with great clarity and contrasts, with inky plate edges, with margins on three sides and some blank border at left
Sheet 164 x 120 mm.

Provenance

Unidentified, blindstamp fragment at the lower sheet edge at centre.

Literature

De Vesme 143; Sack 148; Rizzi 187

Special Notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

This is a rare first-state proof, before the plate was cut down to remove the blank borders at left and below, before the plate number 27 was added at upper right, and before the publication of the first volume ('Primo Libro') of the Raccolta di Teste, following the death of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo in 1770. Rizzi considered the etchings of the first volume to be created before Giovanni Domenico's journey to Madrid in 1762.

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