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PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
WENCESLAUS HOLLAR (1607-1677)
The dead Mole
Details
WENCESLAUS HOLLAR (1607-1677)
The dead Mole
etching
1646
on laid paper, watermark fragment Foolscap
a very fine, early impression
before the slipped stroke on the right hind leg and above the snout
printing richly and with a light plate tone
with narrow margins
the lower left corner repaired
generally in good condition
Plate 70 x 137 mm.
Sheet 72 x 141 mm.
The dead Mole
etching
1646
on laid paper, watermark fragment Foolscap
a very fine, early impression
before the slipped stroke on the right hind leg and above the snout
printing richly and with a light plate tone
with narrow margins
the lower left corner repaired
generally in good condition
Plate 70 x 137 mm.
Sheet 72 x 141 mm.
Provenance
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
Pennington 2106; New Hollstein 908
R. Godfrey, A Bohemian Artist in England, New Haven and London, 1994, no. 89, p. 123 (another impression illustrated).
R. Godfrey, A Bohemian Artist in England, New Haven and London, 1994, no. 89, p. 123 (another impression illustrated).
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Stefano Franceschi
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