Italian - Incisione da Antifonario Veneziano... Italian Antiphonarium book engraving - 1680

A superb large etching in aquaforte (41 x 27 cm with a white frame) based on a drawing by the painter Guillaume Courtois (called the Borgognone) and engraved with a burin by Étienne Picart (called the Roman). Extracted from an antique antiphonary printed in Venice in the 1600s depicting The Adoration of the Magi. Fair overall condition, the white frame of the engraving showing light stains and two small tears. The engraving itself in good condition, with light creases.