Caius Marius in the prison

GIORGIO MANTOVANO GHISI (1520-1582) (engraving);

POLIODORO CARAVAGGIO (drawing)

Rome, ca. 1560.

First state (Ferrara, 1583).

Burin on laid paper with anchor watermark inserted in circle and star.

Good state of preservation. Right near the imprint. Restoration and addition of paper in window.

Reference: Bartsch 26; Massari 197.