Live auction - Lot 276
[Italian]
Naval battle.
DELLA BELLA, Stefano
€ 120 / 160
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Lot description
Paris, Israël Henriet, 1638-1643
Etching, 11,5 x 25,5 cm, laid paper, signed at lower left with publ. address "Israel ex. cum privil. Regis" (some brown stains, foxing).
Laid down on cardb. mount with passe-partout.
At centre a ship exploding with smoke rising from it, surrounded by three enemy ships, with a rowing boat at left and another ship half-seen at right. From the series "Divers desseins tant pour la paix que pour la guerre" (6 pl.).
Ref. De Vesme/Massar 268.
Joined: Della Bella, Stefano - Seconda scena selva di Diana. Ballet set in a forest clearing, with pine trees to left and to right. From the series "Le nozze de Dei" (7 pl.). 1637. Etching, 21 x 30,7 cm, laid paper, lettered in margin below image with title and with production detail: "Alfo.us Parigi.us Inv Stefa. us Della Bella Deli.it e F." (heavy foxing, laid down on mount). Ref. De Vesme/Massar 920. (2 pcs)