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Prudentia, from: The Seven Virtues
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PHILIPS GALLE (1527-1612) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER (CIRCA 1525-1569)
Prudentia, from: The Seven Virtues
engraving
circa 1559-60
on laid paper, watermark Gothic P and countermark small Gothic P
a fine impression
printing with good clarity, contrasts and a light plate tone
with small margins
some pale foxing and creasing, a few small repairs
generally in good condition
Plate 221 x 291 mm.
Sheet 235 x 304 mm.
Prudentia, from: The Seven Virtues
engraving
circa 1559-60
on laid paper, watermark Gothic P and countermark small Gothic P
a fine impression
printing with good clarity, contrasts and a light plate tone
with small margins
some pale foxing and creasing, a few small repairs
generally in good condition
Plate 221 x 291 mm.
Sheet 235 x 304 mm.
Provenance
With Galleria Salamon, Milan.
Private European Collection; acquired from the above between 1992 and 1998.
Private European Collection; acquired from the above between 1992 and 1998.
Literature
Bastelaer, Hollstein 136; Lari 131; New Hollstein 17;
J. van Grieken, G. Luijten, J. van der Stock, Hieronymous Cock - The Renaissance in Print, New Haven & London, 2013, no. 54.7 (another impression illustrated).
M. Bassens & J. van Grieken, Bruegel - The Complete Graphic Works, Brussels, 2019, no. 13e (another impression illustrated).
J. van Grieken, G. Luijten, J. van der Stock, Hieronymous Cock - The Renaissance in Print, New Haven & London, 2013, no. 54.7 (another impression illustrated).
M. Bassens & J. van Grieken, Bruegel - The Complete Graphic Works, Brussels, 2019, no. 13e (another impression illustrated).
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