Sale 2460 - Old Master Through Modern Prints, November 2, 2017

85 c JUSEPE DE RIBERA Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment . Etching, 1621. 315x237 mm; 12 3 / 8 x9 3 / 8 inches. First state (of 5). A superb, richly-inked, early impression with all the fine details distinct, with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. With thread margins outside the border line. St. Jerome was the favorite subject of Ribera (1591-1652) who was born near Valencia, Spain, but produced most of his mature work, from the 1620s onward, in and around Naples (which was then part of the Spanish Empire). Bartsch 4. [2,000/3,000] 86  JUSEPE DE RIBERA The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew . Etching, 1624. 326x242 mm; 12 7 / 8 x9 5 / 8 inches. First state (of 2). Small fleur-de-lys in a circle watermark. With thread margins or trimmed on the plate mark. A good, evenly- printed impression. Bartsch 6; Brown 12. [1,500/2,500] 85 86