John Baptist JACKSON (England 1701 - London 1780) "the descent of the Holy Spirit" Chiaroscuro in three woods from a subject by Titian, from the collection titled "Titiani Vecelii, Pauli Caliarii, Jacobi Robusti, and Jacobi de Ponte; Opera Selectiora to Joanne Baptista Jackson Anglo; Ligno coelata et coloribus adumbrata "published in Venice by GiovanBattista Pasquali in 1745. Beautiful specimen printed in shades of ocher and brown on laid paper bearing the" Lettere AS "watermark similar to Heawood 3084, typical of Italian paper production and in particular Venetian XVIIIth century, with large margins beyond the figured area, the trace of a central horizontal fold and some small spots on the lower edge but overall in excellent general condition. Rare. Bibliography: Heawood "Monumenta chartae papyraceae" Hilversum 1986 n ° 3084. Kainen "John Baptist Jackson, 18thc. Master of the color woodcut" Washington 1962 No. 27. LeBlanc "Manuel ..." Paris 1856 vol.2 pag. 416 n ° 13. Milesi "Dictionary of Engravers" Bergamo 1989 page 191. Nagler "Neues Allgemeines ..." Leipzig 1924 vol.VII pag.212. Measurements in mm: 575ca x 385ca