Page 38 - Swann Galleries - Old Master Through Modern Prints - Sale 2312 - May 1, 2013

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Christ on the Mount of Olives.
Etching, 1515. 220x156 mm; 83/4x6 1/4
inches, narrow to thread margins.A very
good, clearly-printed and dark Meder II b
impression,with strong contrasts and traces
of the rust marks on thin, cream laid paper.
Ex-collection unknown collector (Lugt
899, verso); and Kunsthalle, Bremen (Lugt
292 and 293, verso). Bartsch 19;Meder 19.
[2,000/3,000]
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Philipp Melanchthon.
Engraving, 1526. 164x120 mm; 6 1/2x4
inches. A good Meder c-d impression.
King’s crown watermark (similar to Meder
30, which he dates to around 1550). Ex-
collection d’Arenberg (Lugt 567, verso).
With thread margins or trimmed on the
plate mark. Bartsch 105; Meder 104.
[2,000/3,000]
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