Lot 113
Hoefnagel (Jacob), [Archetypa Studiaque], six engravings, circa 1592.
Estimate: £800 - 1,200
Description
Hoefnagel (Jacob, 1575-1630), [Archetypa Studiaque Patris], six engravings (from a suite of 48), with light plate tone, from a series designed by Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), Frankfurt, circa 1592, on laid paper with various watermarks (four with serpent wrapped around a staff [Rod of Asclepius], and two with High Crown) unframed, each sheet c. 255 x 340 mm. (10 x 13 3/8 in), platemarks c. 155 x 207 mm. (6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in), (6).
Literature:
see Hollstein nos. 17-64
Description
Hoefnagel (Jacob, 1575-1630), [Archetypa Studiaque Patris], six engravings (from a suite of 48), with light plate tone, from a series designed by Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), Frankfurt, circa 1592, on laid paper with various watermarks (four with serpent wrapped around a staff [Rod of Asclepius], and two with High Crown) unframed, each sheet c. 255 x 340 mm. (10 x 13 3/8 in), platemarks c. 155 x 207 mm. (6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in), (6).
Literature:
see Hollstein nos. 17-64