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After Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) by Pieter van der Heyden (circa 1525-1569)
Lot 17

After Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) by Pieter van der Heyden (circa 1525-1569)

The Oyster Shell

Closed9 December 2015

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After Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) by Pieter van der Heyden (circa 1525-1569)
The Oyster Shell
engraving, 1562, on laid paper, watermark Small Fish with Flower (similar to Piccard 44420, circa 1566), a fine impression of this very rare print, published by Hieronymus Cock, Antwerp, trimmed to or just outside the subject, in very good condition

S. 192 x 285 mm.

Specialist note

Hollstein records only three impressions of this print in public collections, in Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Paris, as well as one in the Bierens de Haan collection, also in Amsterdam.