Circle of Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (1523-1605)
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Circle of Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (1523-1605)
An Oriental Horseman with a Spear mounted on a rearing Horse
black chalk, pen and brown ink, watermark fleur-de-lys
230 x 191mm.
Lot Essay
Copied from a figure in Philip Galle's engraving The Ostrich Hunt after Stradanus. Stadanus' preparatory drawing for the engraving is in the Rijksmuseum