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PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
LEONAERT BRAMER (1596-1674)
The Lute Player (An Allegory of Vanity)
Details
LEONAERT BRAMER (1596-1674)
The Lute Player (An Allegory of Vanity)
etching
circa 1640-50
on laid paper, watermark Foolscap with five-pointed Collar
a very good impression of this rare print
beginning to show some wear in places
trimmed to the subject, lacking the blank text border below
a horizontal central fold, partially split and supported, some staining and other smaller defects
with a drawings in red chalk and pencil verso
Sheet 290 x 238 mm.
The Lute Player (An Allegory of Vanity)
etching
circa 1640-50
on laid paper, watermark Foolscap with five-pointed Collar
a very good impression of this rare print
beginning to show some wear in places
trimmed to the subject, lacking the blank text border below
a horizontal central fold, partially split and supported, some staining and other smaller defects
with a drawings in red chalk and pencil verso
Sheet 290 x 238 mm.
Provenance
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
Hollstein 3;
See J. Ten Brink, Leonaert Bramer 1596-1674. Ingenious painter and draughtsman in Rome and Delft, 1997, no. 40.
See J. Ten Brink, Leonaert Bramer 1596-1674. Ingenious painter and draughtsman in Rome and Delft, 1997, no. 40.
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