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Vasum ceramicum, from: Shells
Details
WENCESLAUS HOLLAR (1607-1677)
Vasum ceramicum, from: Shells
etching
circa 1645
on laid paper, watermark fragment Foolscap
a very fine proof impression
extremely rare
printing richly, with plate tone and many wiping marks
with narrow margins above and below, trimmed inside the blank subject
the outlines and general shapes of the shell partially indented for tracing
generally in good condition
Sheet 100 x 116 mm.
Vasum ceramicum, from: Shells
etching
circa 1645
on laid paper, watermark fragment Foolscap
a very fine proof impression
extremely rare
printing richly, with plate tone and many wiping marks
with narrow margins above and below, trimmed inside the blank subject
the outlines and general shapes of the shell partially indented for tracing
generally in good condition
Sheet 100 x 116 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified, partially visible inscription in pen and brown ink verso (not in Lugt).
Private Collection, Switzerland.
Private Collection, Switzerland.
Literature
Pennington 2201; New Hollstein 1286
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Stefano Franceschi
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