Wenceslaus Hollar, (1607-1677)
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677)
Study of an Elephant (Parthey 2066)
Engraving, circa 1663, trimmed to the borderline, 165 x 265mm (SH); together with two etchings after Dürer, 'Study of a Lion', 1645, trimmed to the plate, 94 x 125mm (PL) and 'Study of a Stag', 1649, with partial unidentified watermark, trimmed inside the platemark, 86 x 114mm (SH); etching after Leonardo,'Naked Male Torso Seen from Behind' (P.1768; NH.791), 1645, the only state, with small margins, 78 x 52mm (PL); two etchings after Jan Bruegel the Elder, 'Landscape with an Angler' (P.1214, NH.1103), 1650, with small margins, 122 x 177mm (PL), and 'Four Windmills' (P.1215, NH.1104), with watermark Arms of Amsterdam, trimmed to the border, 110 x 170mm (I), plus one engraving by Adriaen Collaert (1560-1618) after Hans Bol, 'August, from The Twelve Months', circa 1580, with watermark N, trimmed to the roundel, 140mm (I), all on laid (7)
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Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677)
Study of an Elephant (Parthey 2066)
Engraving, circa 1663, trimmed to the borderline, 165 x 265mm (SH); together with two etchings after Dürer, 'Study of a Lion', 1645, trimmed to the plate, 94 x 125mm (PL) and 'Study of a Stag', 1649, with partial unidentified watermark, trimmed inside the platemark, 86 x 114mm (SH); etching after Leonardo,'Naked Male Torso Seen from Behind' (P.1768; NH.791), 1645, the only state, with small margins, 78 x 52mm (PL); two etchings after Jan Bruegel the Elder, 'Landscape with an Angler' (P.1214, NH.1103), 1650, with small margins, 122 x 177mm (PL), and 'Four Windmills' (P.1215, NH.1104), with watermark Arms of Amsterdam, trimmed to the border, 110 x 170mm (I), plus one engraving by Adriaen Collaert (1560-1618) after Hans Bol, 'August, from The Twelve Months', circa 1580, with watermark N, trimmed to the roundel, 140mm (I), all on laid (7)