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Leonora d’Este This is a lithograph of Leonora d’Este believed to have been done in the state of Massachusetts during the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. It maybe one of three copies of a Raphael painting that was done at that time. The three copies was to be shipped to three different parts of the world. One of the prints was lost and I believe that this is the lost one. Please read the next few pages and you be the judge.     At the time that the portrait was to be shipped, it was prepared for the shipping by being mounted on a five-layer, 11-9/16” high x 9-1/4”wide x 7/16” thick. Tree sap is notice around and on the back of the plywood in use for preserving. This is the way that a print would have been preserved for a long shipment.        On the back of the plywood mounting, is the letters CD. There were several ways of me looking for the meaning of CD. The first was to try and find out if there was a meaning to the person who did the lithograph, so I went on to find the ones who may have done this. My findings were; Charles Cros and Louis Ducos du Hauron. Then I went on to another finding that made more meaning and that was; Clarissa Demary whose married last name became Stearns from the state of New Hampshire. A new finding for CD, and more renounce finding, is the print was to have gone to the British M.F.A. and Mr. Campbell Dodgson was and would have been the caretaker of this print before it was to go on to the Museum. Mr. Dodgson is the meaning to CD because this print was to be on route to British M.F.A. at he turn of the century.

Clarissa (Damary) Stearns and her husband Capt. Freeborn Stearns from the town of Rindge, New Hampshire in the 1800’s. After looking into Clarissa family tree, I found out a family member of hers owned a lumber company in the state of Massachusetts. The family member may have been responsible for the preparation of the print shipment.     After over 100 years of neglect, I purchased this protective poly plastic glass with slots for three books on the bottom. My brother in law, Mr. W. Embrey, design and made this display case for me. Made to protect the print from any more damage, it is designed to protect it from UV damage. It is a fine piece for a fine work of art. The books I am going to place in it will be Leonora d’Este, her mother Isabella and her sister Beatrice.       My name is Wilfred (Bill) Martineau, I am the now owner and researcher of this fine lithograph. I hope you find the story of this print enjoyable to read about, as I found it as much enjoyable to research and bring to you pleasure.