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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.
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The Oyster Shell
Details
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.
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.
Literature
Hollstein 27
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