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Wedmore, Frederick, Sir, 1844-1921 · London : G. Redway · leaf 186

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by Marc Antonio, in his finest manner, after an antique—realised £5Q, and the Saint Cecilia £51. In the Bale Collection, in 1881, the St. Cecilia fetched £^0, and Mariettes impression of the exti-aordinarily rare Dance of Cupids =£241. That was borne off by M. Clement, who was then what M. Bouillon… … ITALIAN LINE ENGRAVERS (from the Lely Collection) to the same dealer for =£*190;and the .S*^. Cecilia and Lucrctia both to Mr. Gutekunst—the first for i?31 ; the second for £QQ. The great}3rice fetched by a Marc Antonio at this Sale was,however, that paid for TJw Plague—a print which M.Danlos…

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