LOT DETAILS

Materials:

engraving, on laid paper

Size Notes:

Plate 45 x 80 mm., Sheet 47 x 82 mm. (Holl. 234) Plate & Sheet 49 x 71 mm. (Holl. 232)

Markings:

engraving, 1542, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression of the second, final state, with small margins, in very good condition; together with Mask held by two Genii, by the same hand, engraving, 1544, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression of the second, final state, trimmed on the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline, an un-inked hairline at lower left and a tiny tear at lower right, otherwise in good condition

Literature:

Bartsch 230, 228; Pauli, Hollstein 234, 232.

Provenance:

Frederick Wedmore (1844-1921), London and Sevenoaks (Lugt 1053). (Holl. 234) With P. & D. Colnaghi, London, with their stock number C. 27628 in pencil verso. (Holl. 234) Bernard Keller (1789-1870), Schaffhausen (Lugt 384); his posthumous sale, H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 22-31 May 1871, lot 452, described as Prachtvoller Abdruck (Mk. 30-6). (Holl. 232)