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Soldier Standing, Holding a Cane and Facing Left (”Figurine”)
This fine etching from Salvator Rosa's Figurine series is printed on 16th century Italian paper bearing the bottom half of a watermark showing an anchor surmounted by a six-pointed star. Another Rosa etching acquired at the same time, Man with Staff Seen from Behind, has the top half, indicating they were originally part of the same sheet.
Date
c. 1656
Medium
Etching, Drypoint
Support
Laid Paper
Dimensions
Image: 3.625 × 5.75 in.
Sheet: 7.5 × 9.75 in.
Other works by Salvator Rosa
Man with Staff Seen from Behind (”Figurine”)
Salvator Rosa· c. 1656