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After a work copying Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534)
A young man and a shepherd c.1520-70
Engraving | 7.2 x 5.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852293
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An anonymous engraving - which is a reversed copy of a print by Marcantonio Raimondi - depicting a young man conversing with an old shepherd. Trimmed within the platemark.
The subject of this print was catalogued by Ruland (1876) as astrological: the old man is holding a stick and gesturing up towards a star in the sky, while the young man is leaning his left hand on a sphere resting upon a socle against which a setsquare and a compass are placed.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
7.2 x 5.1 cm (sheet of paper)