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The Infant Christ and Saint John playing with a Lamb
Details
CHRISTOFFEL JEGHER (1596-1653) AFTER PETER PAUL RUBENS (1577-1640)
The Infant Christ and Saint John playing with a Lamb
woodcut, circa 1635, on laid paper, watermark 4 IB, with countermark Letter M, a very good impression of the second state (of three), printing with good clarity and contrasts, a little dryly in places, trimmed to the borderline at upper left, with narrow margins elsewhere, some small repairs in places, generally in good condition
Block 340 x 455 mm.
Sheet 342 x 459 mm.
The Infant Christ and Saint John playing with a Lamb
woodcut, circa 1635, on laid paper, watermark 4 IB, with countermark Letter M, a very good impression of the second state (of three), printing with good clarity and contrasts, a little dryly in places, trimmed to the borderline at upper left, with narrow margins elsewhere, some small repairs in places, generally in good condition
Block 340 x 455 mm.
Sheet 342 x 459 mm.
Provenance
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Lugt 1943), with their duplicate stamp (Lugt 5212), initialled JJM and dated 5⁄27/70 in pencil.
A Family Collection, USA.
A Family Collection, USA.
Literature
Hollstein 5
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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