Gabriel and Adam Perelle – Italian View with Lake c1650
etching, plate 24.9 x 32.3 cm sheet 25.9 x 37.4 cm
Unframed – Price £210
Inscriptions: Bottom of image, in the plate – ‘Perelle invent et fecit’ (left); ‘Avec privilege du Roy’ (centre); ‘chez P. Mariette 6’ (right)
Condition: Strong impression in very good condition. Some rubbing evident in two dark areas of the foreground banks. Four foxing spots on extreme left edge of paper; one small spot in centre of image. A couple of light scratches in top right sky. Very faint stain in top right corner. Some signs of handling. Nothing unexpected in a print of this age.