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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT FAMILY COLLECTION
DANIEL HOPFER (1470-1536)
Saint George on Horseback slaying the Dragon
Details
DANIEL HOPFER (1470-1536)
Saint George on Horseback slaying the Dragon
etching, circa 1505-36, on laid paper, apparently without watermark, a very fine, early impression of the first state (of two), printing with some wiping marks and a light plate tone at the lower edge, with thread margins, trimmed just inside the platemark in places, on the original Chatsworth album sheet, in very good condition
Sheet 223 x 153 mm.
Saint George on Horseback slaying the Dragon
etching, circa 1505-36, on laid paper, apparently without watermark, a very fine, early impression of the first state (of two), printing with some wiping marks and a light plate tone at the lower edge, with thread margins, trimmed just inside the platemark in places, on the original Chatsworth album sheet, in very good condition
Sheet 223 x 153 mm.
Provenance
The Dukes of Devonshire, Chatsworth; their sale Christie's, London, Old Master Prints from Chatsworth, 5 December 1985, lot 46 (£4,500).
A Family Collection, USA; acquired at the above sale.
A Family Collection, USA; acquired at the above sale.
Literature
Bartsch 41; Hollstein 47
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