Lot Essay
Hollstein records the existence of only four plates in the series Playing Monkeys. The present collection includes plate nos. 2-14 and another numbered 16 (the number altered by hand)
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Playing Monkeys: Fifteen plates after Peter Breughel the Elder
Details
Peter van der Borcht (1545-1608)
Playing Monkeys: Fifteen plates after Peter Breughel the Elder
etchings, circa 1559-1560, very good to fair impressions of these extremely rare prints, on fine laid paper, some with watermark Initial M, with small margins or trimmed to the borderline, one with a pencil number in the lower border, minor defects, generally in very good condition; another engraving of Monkeys, and an ornamental engraving by other hands
averaging S. 220 x 290mm. (17)
Playing Monkeys: Fifteen plates after Peter Breughel the Elder
etchings, circa 1559-1560, very good to fair impressions of these extremely rare prints, on fine laid paper, some with watermark Initial M, with small margins or trimmed to the borderline, one with a pencil number in the lower border, minor defects, generally in very good condition; another engraving of Monkeys, and an ornamental engraving by other hands
averaging S. 220 x 290mm. (17)
Literature
cf. Hollstein 469-472
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot consists of 16 prints, not 17 as stated in the catalogue.