Lot Essay
The titlepage of the anatomical book in which this figure appears states that Jode was the engraver of its 25 plates. These plates imitated those in Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica which were believed in the 16th Century to have been designed by Titian and which in turn inspired Rubens in a series of drawings, stylistically close to the present one, that were first identified and sold at Christie's, London, 6 July 1987, lots 57-67.
The drawing was once owned by the sculptor Thomas Banks and his nephew Triqueti. It is comparable in technique to sheets by de Jode, such as the one sold at Christie's, Amsterdam, 11 November, 1996, lot 28.
We would like to thank Monique Kornell for suggesting the attribution and Anne-Marie Logan for confirming it.
The drawing was once owned by the sculptor Thomas Banks and his nephew Triqueti. It is comparable in technique to sheets by de Jode, such as the one sold at Christie's, Amsterdam, 11 November, 1996, lot 28.
We would like to thank Monique Kornell for suggesting the attribution and Anne-Marie Logan for confirming it.