Print Description
This print shows two eagles fighting. One on a branch is flying away. A third one is in the air.
Made by Stefano della Bella after own design.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 11.4 x 9.2 cm (4.49 x 3.62 inch). Image size: 11 x 8.6 cm. (4.33 x 3.39 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Small margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
EAGLE-FLYING-BIRD-ANIMAL-FIGHTING | RBOS-A10-04
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published as plate 2 from a series in Diversi animali, by Pierre Marriet I, c. 1641.
Reference: De Vesme 691.
Biography engraver: Stefano della Bella (1610-1664) was an accomplished Florentine etcher and draftsman who worked in France.
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