(MEXICO) Francisco Sylverio engraver Copper printing plate o

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Sale 2708 - Lot 255

Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

(MEXICO.) Francisco Sylverio, engraver. Copper printing plate of a devotional engraving. Copper plate, 5 x 3¾ inches; minimal wear. Mexico, circa 1720s-1760s

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Francisco Sylverio de Sotomayor (1699-circa 1763), also spelled Silverio, was a prolific engraver in Mexico. We have not traced any printed examples of this image. See the second illustration for how the engraving may have looked as printed.

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