Firenze, Niccolò Pagni e Giuseppe Bardi, 1788.
“Le Donne per parer belle, si fanno brute…” from Raccolta di quaranta proverbi toscani.
Copper engraving (44.6 x 30.6 cm, platemark 28.9 x 20.1 cm). Splendid contemporary hand-color in green, blue, pink, light brown and grey. Number “VII.” engraved on upper right, signed “G. Piattoli inv.” on lower left, with Tuscan proverb below image as follows: “Le Donne per parer belle, si fanno brutte..... More