16th century
sheet: 41 x 21.1 cm (16 1/8 x 8 5/16 in.)
Mariette, Collector. The signature -- last name only -- has a capital M, which is uncharacteristic of the signature of Pierre Mariette. It is followed not by a date but by a number: 172. Friedrich August II, (971), Collector. W. G. Russell Allen, Esq., Collector. Horace M. Swope, Collector.
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in four, possibly five blocks, in black and gray ink, on antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianChiaroscuro woodcut printed in brown and black ink on off-white antique laid paper, damaged and laid down
16th centuryItalian