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Saint George liberating the Princess
Details
LUCAS VAN LEYDEN (1494-1533)
Saint George liberating the Princess
engraving, circa 1508, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good New Hollstein a-b impression, printing clearly yet warmly, with good contrasts, trimmed on the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside of the borderline on all sides, a skilfully repaired tear and small made-up paper loss in the blank sky, some other minor repairs, otherwise in good condition
Plate & Sheet 162 x 117 mm.
Saint George liberating the Princess
engraving, circa 1508, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good New Hollstein a-b impression, printing clearly yet warmly, with good contrasts, trimmed on the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside of the borderline on all sides, a skilfully repaired tear and small made-up paper loss in the blank sky, some other minor repairs, otherwise in good condition
Plate & Sheet 162 x 117 mm.
Provenance
Albert W. Blum (1882-1952), Switzerland and Short Hills, New Jersey (Lugt 79b); his sale, Sotheby’s, London, 27 June 1990, lot 119 ('a fine silvery early impression', £ 3,300).
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein, New Hollstein 121
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Tim Schmelcher