ID 863067
Lot 3 | HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER (AUGSBURG 1497-1543 LONDON) AND WORKSHOP
Estimate value
£ 1 000 000 – 1 500 000
Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), half-length
oil on limewood panel
7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (18 x 14 cm.)
with inscription and monogram 'IO ECHYVS. I.V.D. AD' (lower centre, 'AD' in ligature; visible under IRR)
Provenance
Private collection, Holland, since at least the late 19th century, and by descent.
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that the identifying inscription over the parapet (legible under IRR) which mis-identifies Erasmus, refers to Johann von Eck (d. 1524), who was an opponent of Luther at the Diet of Worms, and not Johann Maier von Eck (1486-1543), a catholic scholar and theological opponent of Erasmus, as stated in the catalogue entry.
| Artist: | Hans Holbein II (1497 - 1543) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on panel |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Hans Holbein II (1497 - 1543) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil on panel |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |




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![[HOLBEIN LE JEUNE, Hans (c. 1497-1543)]](/assets/image/picture_4259558/69091/c8okmvld6jz1abmo97qcr6yfqw5lvverhqj8gzunuroa2w0fbht5bwcidnsfiz1729408270jpg__fix_162_205.jpeg)
![[LUTHER, Martin (1483-1546) et Hans HOLBEIN LE JEUNE (1497-1543)]](/assets/image/picture_4259584/775b8/3kd5xdxacqau4prgw6y1t5z6soba3uzal9wflgdoxiuf7gnfilk7wkak9f9moah1729408928jpg__fix_162_205.jpeg)



