$49
Johann Gottlieb Theophilus Amadeus Prestel (German, 1739-1808), After Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540) The Adoration of the Shepherds , 1784. Signed and identified ".J.Prestel sc. ffort. am Main 1784" in the plate l.r. Etching with aquatint in two colors on green paper, sheet size 12 5/8 x 18 3/8 in. (32.0 x 46.5 cm), framed. Condition: Trimmed just to the borderline, pale stains at upper corners, not examined out of frame. Provenance: Through the estate of Matthew Wysocki (1920-1991), artist, photographer, professor and chairman of Dartmouth College's visual studies department (1966-1989), to the present owner by family descent, Connecticut.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-07-14