Matthäus Merian the Elder (Basel 1593-1650 Bad Schwalbach)
Judah and Tamar (recto); Head of a boy (verso)
inscribed 'Monsieur mon...' and further inscribed 'Havendo ricevuto charissimo S. la lettera de V. S. non ho vissuto (?)' (on the verso)
pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, heightened with white (recto); pen and brown ink (verso), unframed
6¼ x 8 3/8 in. (15.8 x 21.6 cm.)
Matthäus Merian the Elder (Basel 1593-1650 Bad Schwalbach)
Judah and Tamar (recto); Head of a boy (verso)
inscribed 'Monsieur mon...' and further inscribed 'Havendo ricevuto charissimo S. la lettera de V. S. non ho vissuto (?)' (on the verso)
pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, heightened with white (recto); pen and brown ink (verso), unframed
6¼ x 8 3/8 in. (15.8 x 21.6 cm.)