Old Master Prints
Old Master Prints
Property from a Private Austrian Collection
Saint George Slaying the Dragon (B. 41; Holl. 47)
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July 9, 01:33 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Austrian Collection
Daniel Hopfer
1460 - 1536
Saint George Slaying the Dragon (B. 41; Holl. 47)
Etching, circa 1520, a very good impression of the second (final) state, though showing touches of wear in the lower part of the subject, on paper with a partial Words watermark; with four additional etchings, very good to good impressions, by Daniel Hopfer: Illustration to Proverbs, Chapter X (Holl. 4), a very good impression, presumably the first state (of three), before the Funck number; and The Calvary (Holl. 17), a good impression of the second (final) state, on J Whatman wove paper; and two Half Ornamental Fillets (Holl. 115 and 117 (right panel only)), very good impressions, presumably the second (final) states; and one etching by Hieronymus Hopfer (after Domenico Campagnola) Battle between Cavalry and Infantry in a Wood (Holl. 49), a very good impression of the second (final) state, each unframed
smallest sheet (B. 105): 84 by 66mm 3 1/4 by 2 1/2 in
largest sheet (B. 30): 143 by 348mm 5 5/8 by 13 5/8 in
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