Description
The intaglio is signed in Greek by Rega, who trained with the Pichler family in Rome and then returned to Naples, where he was one of the most successful gem engravers of his generation.
Provenance
Depoletti Collection. Henry Walters, New York; inherited by Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931; purchased by Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941 (?); purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1942.
Inscriptions
[Signature] Rega
Credit
Museum purchase, 1942
