Christ carrying the Cross, from: The Circular Passion (Holl. 64)
Details
Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533)
Christ carrying the Cross, from: The Circular Passion (Holl. 64)
engraving, 1509, with part of an unidentified watermark, a good impression, two flattened horizontal creases mainly visible verso, with a short associated tear at the left sheet edge, repaired; with two other plates from the same series: Christ crowned with Thorns (Holl. 62), engraving, 1509, watermark High Crown with Cross and Star (Briquet 4960, dated 1515), a very good impression, in very good condition; and The Crucifixion (Holl. 65), engraving, 1509, watermark High Crown with Cross (probably Br. 4955, dated 1514-15), a good impression, but printing with some light scratches and impurities, offsetting from another impression verso, in very good condition; all three plates without the separately printed decorative border, trimmed to or just outside the inner borderline, generally in very good condition
S. 219 mm. (diameter) (and similar) (3)
Christ carrying the Cross, from: The Circular Passion (Holl. 64)
engraving, 1509, with part of an unidentified watermark, a good impression, two flattened horizontal creases mainly visible verso, with a short associated tear at the left sheet edge, repaired; with two other plates from the same series: Christ crowned with Thorns (Holl. 62), engraving, 1509, watermark High Crown with Cross and Star (Briquet 4960, dated 1515), a very good impression, in very good condition; and The Crucifixion (Holl. 65), engraving, 1509, watermark High Crown with Cross (probably Br. 4955, dated 1514-15), a good impression, but printing with some light scratches and impurities, offsetting from another impression verso, in very good condition; all three plates without the separately printed decorative border, trimmed to or just outside the inner borderline, generally in very good condition
S. 219 mm. (diameter) (and similar) (3)
Provenance
Friedrich August II, King of Saxony (1797-1854) (L. 971).
With Colnaghi's, London. (both Holl. 65)
With Colnaghi's, London. (both Holl. 65)
Special Notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
Brought to you by
Murray Macauley
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