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JOHANNES WIERICX (after Dürer)
Adam and Eve
.
Engraving, 1566. 245x192 mm; 9
3
/
4
x7
5
/
8
inches.Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark.
A good, evenly-printed and dark impression of this scarce engraving with good contrasts.
Mauquoy-Hendrickx 54.
[2,000/3,000]
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JOHANNES WIERICX (after Dürer)
Melencolia I
.
Engraving, 1602. 240x187 mm; 9
3
/
8
x7
3
/
8
inches, thread margins. A good, well-inked
impression of this scarce engraving, with the artist’s engraved signature and date (usually
trimmed) in the lower margin. Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1556.
[2,000/3,000]
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ALBRECHT DÜRER (after)
Knight, Death and the Devil
.
Engraving, circa 1600. 240x185 mm; 9
1
/
2
x7
1
/
4
inches, thread margins. A very good, dark
and richly-inked impression with strong contrasts.
After the same-titled engraving by Dürer (Bartsch 98, see lot 30).
[3,000/5,000]
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