Christie's: Old Master Prints : Lot 2
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder ( circa 1525-1569) by Jan or Lucas van Doetecum
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After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (circa 1525-1569) by Jan or Lucas van Doetecum
The Kermis of Saint George (Bastelaer 207; Lari 164, Hollstein 42)
etching with engraving, circa 1559, watermark Monogram C (Heawood 3179), a fine, rich impression of Hollstein's first state (of two), extremely rare, trimmed on or just within the platemark but retaining a strip of blank paper outside the borderline on all sides, two skilfully flattened vertical folds (one central and one along the right edge) with a few associated splits and minor discolouration, a short skilfully repaired tear at the right sheet edge, a few minor nicks at the sheet edges, an unobtrusive printer's crease at the lower right and a smaller crease with minor associated ink loss, otherwise in good condition, framed
S. 340 x 527 mm.
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