Stefano della Bella, “Fox Standing in Profile Facing Left”, c. 1641

Stefano della Bella (1610–1664)

“Fox Standing in Profile Facing Left,” circa 1641
Plate 20 from the series Diversi Animali (Various Animals), comprising 25 plates including the title plate.

Technical Details & Condition:
Etching on fine laid paper, with a narrow margin around the platemark. The impression is strong and crisply printed.
This is a lifetime impression of state iii (of iii), with the publisher’s address details of Pierre Mariette I (c. 1603–1657) erased from the former state.
The sheet is in excellent condition, free from tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 8.7 x 11.4 cm
• Plate mark: 8.4 x 11.1 cm

Plate Lettering:

• Lower left: “20 Stef. della Bella fecit”
• Lower centre: “Cum priuilegio”

References:

• De Vesme/Massar 706 (Alexandre de Vesme, revised by Phyllis Dearborn Massar, 1971, Stefano della Bella: Catalogue Raisonné, New York, Collectors Editions, [text] p. 112, cat. no. 706, [ill.] p. 135).
  De Vesme/Massar describes this print: (transl.) “A fox looking to the left. Towards the background, on the left, another fox seen from behind.” (p. 112)
• The British Museum describes this print: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1877-0811-597 [BM inv.no. 1877,0811.597].

Price & Shipping:
AU$266 (approximately US$172 / €149.28 / £131.30), including worldwide express shipping.
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