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An inquiry into the origin and early history of engraving : upon copper and in wood, with an account of engravers and their works, from the invention of chalcography by Maso Finiguerra, to the time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi (1816)

Ottley, William Young, 1771-1836, Beckford, William, 1760-1844, former owner. CMalG, Bromley, William, 1769-1842, Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528, Edwards, George, 1694-1773. CMalG, Swaine, John, 1775-1860 · London : Printed for John and Arthur Arch by J. M'Creery · leaf 388

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No. 1. A female, almost naked, lying upon the ground; per- haps intended for Venus; above, is a scroll with these words: AMOR VUOL FE E DOVE FE NONN E, AMOR NON PUO. This Subject appears to have been engraved on the top of an oval box. The same inscription is to be found on No. 17. A careful… … 2. • A young man and a young woman, who serve as supporters to a circular shield, upon which the arms of the Medici family are 2 z 354 BACCIO BALDINI. [chap. VI. sketched with a pen : two short inscriptions at top, as the reader will perceive from the following copy, are added in the same manner.…

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