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Adam Ludwig Wirsing

Marmora, Plate I

$10

Adam Ludwig Wirsing

Marmora, Plate I, 1775

Hand-colored engraving

Courtesy of SLUB Dresden, Deutsche Fotothek

Six marble swatches, each with its own temperament - stormy, blushing, fossil-swirled. From Wirsing’s 18th-century Marmora, this one’s for birthdays, housewarmings, or the friend who collects beautiful things and never labels them.

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