Description:
Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615-1673)
Three Etchings: The Genius of Salvator Rosa, Saint William of Maleval, hands tied with rope fastened to a tree, and A Late Reprint of a Plate from the Figurine Series. Signed or monogrammed in the plates l.r. Etchings on paper, plate sizes to 18 1/4 x 10 7/8 in., Genius framed, others unframed. Condition: William of Maleval with creasing, minor soiling and staining, Genius not examined out of frame.
Provenance: The collection of Professor and Mrs. Jonathan Brown, Princeton.
Estimate $100-150
The Genius of Salvator Rosa is likely an 18th-century impression. Hermit Saint etching is trimmed to the plate mark.
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Jonathan BrownStuart Slavid
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European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.