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Figures Displaying a Cloth From Atop an Arch, WIth Spectators Below (Uninscribed Title Page of the Ports Series)
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The preparatory drawing by Baur for this print is in the Hougton Library. The inscription on the drawing, uninscribed on the etching, reads: Illu.sme et Genero.sme Domino // D. D. Dedicat // Johann WIlhelm Baur Inuentor // 1641 Wienna; it is therefore considered the title page for the Italian Ports series.
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Title: Figures Displaying a Cloth From Atop an Arch, WIth Spectators Below (Uninscribed Title Page of the Ports Series)
Description:
The preparatory drawing by Baur for this print is in the Hougton Library.
The inscription on the drawing, uninscribed on the etching, reads: Illu.
sme et Genero.
sme Domino // D.
D.
Dedicat // Johann WIlhelm Baur Inuentor // 1641 Wienna; it is therefore considered the title page for the Italian Ports series.
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