Nov 07, 2002 - Sale 1950

Sale 1950 - Lot 209

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
FROM THE GRAF COLLECTION FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE GOYA
Margarita de Austria.

Etching on heavy cream laid paper, 1778. 375x313 mm; 14 3/4x12 3/8 inches, wide margins. First edition. Partial Joan watermark (cited by Harris as one of the 2 watermarks for this early edition). Ex-collection Thomas Graf (Lugt supplement 1092a, verso) and unknown collector, indiscernable ink stamp verso. A very good impression of this scarce, early print.

After a painting by Velasquez. According to Harris, the first edition of this print is "fairly rare." Delteil 7; Harris 6.