ID 793354 
Lot 189  | JAN HARMENSZ MULLER (1571-1628) AFTER BARTHOLOMÄUS SPRANGER (1546-1611)
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000 
Amor and Psyche
engraving, circa 1610, on laid paper, watermark Shield with Strasbourg Bend (Filedt Kok 1a), a fine impression of the second state (of four), trimmed to or inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the subject on all sides, a few skilful repairs, generally in good condition
Sheet 382 x 522 mm.
Provenance
A Family Collection, USA.
Literature
Bartsch, New Hollstein 70;
A. Volrábová, B. Kubíková (eds.), Rudolf II and Masters of Printmaking, Prague, 2012, p. 172, no. III.12 (another impression illustrated).
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.
| Applied technique: | Engraving | 
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| Art style: | Old Masters | 
| Genre: | Mythological painting | 
| Applied technique: | Engraving | 
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| Art style: | Old Masters | 
| Genre: | Mythological painting | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom  | |
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