Pietro Testa (1612-1650) - Lot

Two engravings from the 17th century

Author of the composition: Pietro Testa, 1612–1650
Engraver: Georg Andreas Wolfgang Starszy, 1631–1716
Allegory of Summer
Technique: aqua-forte (etching)
Place: Augsburg
Dating: probably around 1670–1716 according to the original engraving, as it is a reversed print.
Character: a Baroque moral-philosophical allegory according to Testa
Condition: old print, paper with numerous folds and damage, but the image is still legible
proof before letters (print before the addition of the title). Left spaces for description.
dimensions: 490 x 680 mm

Author of the composition: Raphael Durbin (D'urbin)
S. Bernard scul. (Samuel Bernard (1615–1687),
To Monseigneur le Comte de Bethune
Attila King of the Huns called the Plague of God....
Condition: in need of restoration; mounted on paper with numerous folds and damage, but the image is still legible. See photos.
dimensions: 270 x 370 mm