Page 66 - Swann Galleries - Old Master Through Modern Prints - Sale 2312 - May 1, 2013
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PIETER BRUEGEL (after)
Man of War Sailing to the Left, in the Background a Town
.
Engraving, 1561. 222x277 mm; 8
3
/
4
x10
7
/
8
inches, narrow margins. Caduceus counter mark
to a Gothic letter P watermark. Engraved by Frans Huys. A very good, evenly-printed
impression. Hollstein 102; Bastelaer 102. Lebeer 45.
[7,000/10,000]
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PIETER BRUEGEL (after)
Hope
.
Engraving, circa 1559. 223x286 mm; 8
3
/
4
x11
1
/
4
inches. First state (of 2). Gothic letter P
watermark (Briquet 8888).Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark. A very good, well-
inked, dark impression with strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear. Hollstein 133;
Bastelaer 133; Lebeer 128.
[2,000/3,000]
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PIETER BRUEGEL (after)
Prudence
.
Engraving, circa 1559. 230x300 mm; 9x11
3
/
4
inches. Small jug (?) watermark.Trimmed on
the plate mark. A superb, richly-inked, dark impression with strong contrasts and little to
no sign of wear. Hollstein 136; Bastelaer 136; Lebeer 131.
[4,000/6,000]
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