Heinrich Aldegrever 1502 Paderborn – Soest 1555/1561 Adam with a lion

Engraving on laid paper. (1538). Each c. 11.5 x 7.6 cm (sheet).

Period

15th-18th Century

Technique

Prints

Details

Bartsch VIII, 410, Nr. 161 und 165; Hollstein 161 und 165; The New Hollstein 161 und 165.

Description

The first a fine impression, the second, a good impression, after Hans Schäufelein from the series: The Great Wedding Dancers. Trimmed on or just inside the platemark. – Each somewhat stained, Bartsch no. 165 slightly darkened and verso somewhat soiled. Lower left with a scratch mark. Bartsch no. 161 with smoothed horizontal fold verso, otherwise still in good condition.