Three studies of a man fighting a lion

Woodcut printed in brown, 1763, signed at lower right.

After a drawing by Luca Cambiaso, at that time in the Fawkener's collection and now at the British Museum.

A fine impression, printed on two large sheet of contemporary laid paper, with margins, perfect condition.

The work is part of Charles Rogers, 'A Collection of Prints in Imitation of Drawings. To which are annexed lives of their authors'. London: printed by J. Nichols, and sold by John Boydell, Benjamin White, and Peter Molini, 1778.

The plates, which use a wide variety of techniques, show some old master drawings in Rogers's own collection. His preface states: 'That these prints may be faithful imitations, they are engraved the same way as, as well as the same size, as the Originals are drawn; and printed, as nearly as possible, in the same colours'