Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) A magician, a soldier and three figures watching a skull being consumed (Scherzi, pl. 7). Etching. 177 x 220. De Vesme 19; Rizzi (1971) 10 (i/ii). Very fine proof on strong cream laid paper, before the number 7 in the upper right-hand corner. Small traces of glue in the corners on verso, as well as a fragment of an old inscription in pen and sepia ink in the upper left corner. Traces of soft folds in the upper third of the folio. Narrow margins (2-3 mm).