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Saint James the Lesser. Engraving by P. Fontana after L. Camia after B. Thorwaldsen.

An ideal mourning head for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII. Engraving by P. Fontana after F. Cecchi after A. Canova.

A woman personifying music. Engraving by P. Savorelli and P. Fontana after G.F. Romanelli.

Epicurus. Line engraving by P. Fontana after L. Agricola after Raphael.

Apollo. Engraving by P. Fontana after L. Fineschi.

Saint Thomas the Apostle. Engraving by P. Fontana after L. Camia after B. Thorwaldsen.

Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist. Etching by P. Fontana, 1797, after S. Tofanelli after G. Reni.

A woman personifying friendship weeps before the bust of Giovanni Volpato. Engraving by P. Fontana, ca. 1807, after A. Canova.

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A woman personifying music. Engraving by P. Savorelli and P. Fontana after G.F. Romanelli.

A woman personifying friendship weeps before the bust of Giovanni Volpato. Engraving by P. Fontana, ca. 1807, after A. Canova.

A woman personifying friendship weeps before the bust of Giovanni Volpato. Engraving by P. Fontana, ca. 1807, after A. Canova.

An ideal mourning head for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII. Engraving by P. Fontana after F. Cecchi after A. Canova.

Saint James the Lesser. Engraving by P. Fontana after L. Camia after B. Thorwaldsen.

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