HENDRICK GOLTZIUS (1558-1617) AFTER JAN VAN DER STRAET (1523-1605)
Calaber (A Calabrian Horse), from: Horses from the Stable of Don John of Austria
engraving, circa 1579, on laid paper, watermark Small Gothic P with Flower surmounted by Posthorn and Cross, a very fine, early impression, the various pentimenti and burnished areas along the outlines of the horse, especially at the jaw, chest and hind legs very pronouced, trimmed on or just inside the platemark, with thread margins in places, in good condition
Plate 212 x 266 mm.
Sheet 215 x 268 mm.
HENDRICK GOLTZIUS (1558-1617) AFTER JAN VAN DER STRAET (1523-1605)
Calaber (A Calabrian Horse), from: Horses from the Stable of Don John of Austria
engraving, circa 1579, on laid paper, watermark Small Gothic P with Flower surmounted by Posthorn and Cross, a very fine, early impression, the various pentimenti and burnished areas along the outlines of the horse, especially at the jaw, chest and hind legs very pronouced, trimmed on or just inside the platemark, with thread margins in places, in good condition
Plate 212 x 266 mm.
Sheet 215 x 268 mm.