The Loves of Mars and Venus
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Enea Vico (1523-1567), “The Loves of Mars and Venus”. Signed with the initials in the plate. Engraving on laid paper, with a star in a circle watermark, S. 29.3×20.3 cm.
Bartsch 21, from the first state, of two. Circa 1550.
PROVENANCE
The Albertina, Vienna, with the duplicate ink stamp verso (Lugt 5g); The collection of Engineer and Major Frank Bensow (1883-1969), with the ink stamp verso (Lugt 982c).
A fine, vivid impression.