ID 793411
Lot 181 | PIETER VAN DER HEYDEN (CIRCA 1530-1572) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (1525-1569)
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
Envy (Invidia), from: The Seven Deadly Sins
engraving, circa 1558, on laid paper, watermark Hand, a good impression of first state (of two), printing with a light plate tone, with thread to narrow margins at right and below, trimmed to or just inside the platemark elsewhere, in very good condition
Plate 226 x 294 mm.
Sheet 227 x 296 mm.
Literature
Bastelaer, Hollstein 130; Lari 125; New Hollstein (Bruegel) 26
J. van Grieken, G. Luijten, J. van der Stock, Hieronymus Cock - The Renaissance in Print, New Haven & London, 2013, no. 53.6.
M. Bassens & J. van Grieken, Bruegel - The Complete Graphic Works, Brussels, 2019, no. 11g.
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 |
| Applied technique: | Engraving |
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| Art style: | Old Masters |
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