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PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
JOHANN ADAM SEUPEL (1662-1717)
A Comet above Strasbourg at Night
Details
JOHANN ADAM SEUPEL (1662-1717)
A Comet above Strasbourg at Night
mezzotint
circa 1682
on laid paper, watermark fragment Strasbourg Lily
a fine, atmospheric impression of this extremely rare print
with good contrasts and subtle gradations of light and dark
with small to narrow margins
generally in good condition
Plate 110 x 181 mm.
Sheet 115 x 185 mm.
A Comet above Strasbourg at Night
mezzotint
circa 1682
on laid paper, watermark fragment Strasbourg Lily
a fine, atmospheric impression of this extremely rare print
with good contrasts and subtle gradations of light and dark
with small to narrow margins
generally in good condition
Plate 110 x 181 mm.
Sheet 115 x 185 mm.
Provenance
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
Hollstein 5
Exhibited
Vevey, Musée Jenisch, Cabinet cantonal des estampes & Gingins, Fondation Neumann, Effets de Nuit, 1998, p. 22-23, fig. 9. (ill.), exh. cat. by H. Bieri Thomson & N. Minder.
Brought to you by
Stefano Franceschi
Specialist
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