An Allegory of Life ('The Dream of Raphael') (B. 67; Lewis 28)

Giorgio Ghisi (1520-1582) An Allegory of Life ('The Dream of Raphael') (B. 67; Lewis 28) engraving, 1561, apparently without watermark or none visible, a fine, clear and dark impression of this rare and important print, Lewis's second state (of six), trimmed on or just inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the subject, trimmed to the subject in places, some paper splits and made-up paper losses in the distant river landscape at centre right, several skilfully repaired tears, the upper right sheet corner made up, and other, smaller defects and repairs S. 376 x 538 mm.