ID 1250807
Lot 79 | JAN HARMENSZ. MULLER (1571-1628) AFTER BARTHOLOMEUS SPRANGER (1546-1611)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
Bacchus, Ceres and Venus
engraving
circa 1597
on laid paper, watermark Single-headed Eagle with Basel Crozier (Hollstein Eagle 1; Briquet 1364)
a fine, early impression of the second state (of four)
with the guideline above Spranger's name still printing clearly
a small un-inked area between Venus and Cupid
trimmed inside the platemark but outside the borderline and text
generally in good condition
Sheet 503 x 352 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified, initial C in brown ink recto (not in Lugt).
Literature
Bartsch, New Hollstein 74
| Artist: | Jan Harmensz. Muller (1571 - 1628) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, The Netherlands |
| Artist: | Jan Harmensz. Muller (1571 - 1628) |
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| Applied technique: | Engraving |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Mythological painting |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, The Netherlands |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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