Nach Pieter Bruegel d. Ä. um 1525 Brueghel bei Breda – Brüssel 1569 Temperantia (Temperance)
Engraving after an anonymous engraver, on laid paper with watermark “Crowned coat of arms with flower”. (c. 1565). 21.71 x 30.3 cm (sheet 24.8 x 34 cm).
Period
15th-18th Century
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Bastelaer 108 I (von II); Hollstein (nach P. Bruegel) 108 I (von II); The New Hollstein, nicht aufgeführt.
Description
The last sheet from the series of eleven sailing ships in a good, partly slightly dry early impression. With the address of the publisher Hieronymus Cock at bottom centre. The engraving was formerly attributed to Frans Huys. The plate was excluded from Bruegel’s work by Lebeer. – Paper slightly darkened. With a tear in the left margin. The paper marginalised on three sides and with numerous carefully backed repairs. Rare!
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Engraving after an anonymous engraver, on laid paper with watermark “Crowned coat of arms with flower”. (c. 1565). 21.71 x 30.3 cm (sheet 24.8 x 34 cm).
Period
15th-18th Century
Technique
Prints
Details
Bastelaer 108 I (von II); Hollstein (nach P. Bruegel) 108 I (von II); The New Hollstein, nicht aufgeführt.
Description
The last sheet from the series of eleven sailing ships in a good, partly slightly dry early impression. With the address of the publisher Hieronymus Cock at bottom centre. The engraving was formerly attributed to Frans Huys. The plate was excluded from Bruegel’s work by Lebeer. – Paper slightly darkened. With a tear in the left margin. The paper marginalised on three sides and with numerous carefully backed repairs. Rare!