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PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
JAN VAN DE VELDE II (CIRCA 1593-1641)
The Sorceress
Details
JAN VAN DE VELDE II (CIRCA 1593-1641)
The Sorceress
etching with engraving
1626
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine impression of the second state (of three)
trimmed to the subject on three sides and just on the platemark below
a vertical central fold, some short nicks at the sheet edges
generally in good condition
Sheet 214 x 286 mm.
The Sorceress
etching with engraving
1626
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine impression of the second state (of three)
trimmed to the subject on three sides and just on the platemark below
a vertical central fold, some short nicks at the sheet edges
generally in good condition
Sheet 214 x 286 mm.
Provenance
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
Franken & van der Kellen 114; Hollstein 152
A. Griffiths (ed.), Landmarks in Print Collecting: Connoisseurs and Donors at the British Museum since 1753, London, 1996, no. 22, pp. 79-81 (another impression ill.).
A. Griffiths (ed.), Landmarks in Print Collecting: Connoisseurs and Donors at the British Museum since 1753, London, 1996, no. 22, pp. 79-81 (another impression ill.).
Exhibited
Bristol, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Under the Cover or Darkness: Night Prints, October-November 1986; then Durham, DLI Museum and Arts Centre, November-December 1986; then Sheffield, Sheffield Graves Art Gallery, January-February 1987, no. 68 (ill.), p. 31.
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Stefano Franceschi
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