Lot Essay
Strauss notes that the print dates from circa 1592 although the date 1617 is engraved at the bottom of the plate
Details
Hendrik Goltzius
The Emperor Commodus as Hercules, from Three famous Antique Statues at Rome (B. 144; Holl. 146; S. 313)
engraving, circa 1592, second (final) state, a very fine and rich impression, watermark Crowned Coat of Arms with Fleur-de-Lys (cf. Briquet 7210), with thread margins at top and bottom, otherwise trimmed on or fractionally inside the platemark, a few skilfully repaired tears at the left sheet edge extending approximately 5cm. into the subject and smaller, several soft central horizontal creases mainly visible on the reverse, otherwise generally in good condition
S. 420 x 300mm.
The Emperor Commodus as Hercules, from Three famous Antique Statues at Rome (B. 144; Holl. 146; S. 313)
engraving, circa 1592, second (final) state, a very fine and rich impression, watermark Crowned Coat of Arms with Fleur-de-Lys (cf. Briquet 7210), with thread margins at top and bottom, otherwise trimmed on or fractionally inside the platemark, a few skilfully repaired tears at the left sheet edge extending approximately 5cm. into the subject and smaller, several soft central horizontal creases mainly visible on the reverse, otherwise generally in good condition
S. 420 x 300mm.
Provenance
E. Devaulx, 1875 (L. 670)