Antonio DALCÒ (Parma 1802 - 1888) Paolo TOSCHI (Parma 1788 - 1854) "Ovate with two putti, one of which embraces a dog" (lunette with Punishment of Juno) (Camera di San Paolo 9) Original etching and engraving by a subject by Antonio Allegri called Correggio (Correggio 1489ca - March 1534) painted in fresco in the vault of the Chamber of the Abbess of the Monastery of San Paolo in Parma, for the series entitled "Of all the frescoes by Correggio in Parma and four by Parmigianino designed and carved in copper by Paolo Toschi and his school ”published in files starting from 1844, conceived, designed and curated directly by Toschi and then by his school with the approval and financing of the Duchess Maria Luigia decided as early as 1839. Beautiful specimen in the first state of four in the very rare test version of the label before all the letters, with the detail added to the bottom right and the handwritten handwritten wording “Proof of remark chosen by Paolo Toschi for Mr. .. Willcox ( ?) ”Along the entire low edge, printed on a sheet of thick unpinned paper, with large margins practically uncut beyond the imprint of the slab, in a generally perfect state of conservation. Apell claims that only thirty prints were made of the first state of these subjects. Medioli Masotti reproduces a specimen exactly like ours and speaks of this type of evidence: “In the Avanti Letter copies of the reproduction series by Correggio and Parmigianino, the figures of angels or ornamental motifs are frequent, just mentioned with burin between the copper imprint and the margin of the engraved part. The specimens marked by these figures have always passed the state test phase and represent excellent runs of the first state before letter; they usually came in homage to prominent personalities. The figurine was canceled with the burnisher before the specimens were drawn by letter. " A specimen like ours, under proof of remark, without indication of recipient, is preserved in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Bibliography: Apell "Handbuch fur Kupferstichsammler" Leipzig 1880 p. 433. Medioli Masotti "Paolo Toschi" Parma 1973 page 151 and page 166 n ° 291. Meyer "Correggio" Leipzig 1871 page 474 No. 131-145. Mussini "Correggio translated" Milan 1995 p. 21 and p. 116 No. 86. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/767033 Measurements in mm: 490ca x 390ca