After Pieter Bruegel the Elder, (Dutch, 1525-1569) by Pieter van der Heyden (Dutch, 1530-1572) (born 1525)

After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch, 1525-1569) by Pieter van der Heyden (Dutch, 1530-1572) (born 1525)
Desidia; Superbia, from The Seven Deadly Sins (Basteler 126, Lari 121; Basterler 127, Lari 122)
Two engravings, 1558, Desidia, on laid paper with watermark Heart surmounted by a Crown, a good impression of the only state, with narrow to thread margins, three repaired tears; Superbia, on laid paper with watermark Gothic P with Trefoil on a stem (Briquet 8616) and partial countermark 'CW' (Briquet 7096, right side), a uniform impression of the only state published by Hieronymus Cock, trimmed just inside the borderline

Plate 225 x 292mm. (8 7/8 x 11 1/2in.); Sheet 229 x 295mm. (9 x 11 5/8in.) (2) (unframed)