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Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629)
Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II, after H. Goltzius (Holl. 353-64)
engravings, 1597, the set of twelve, first state (of three), before the address, good impressions, pls 7 and 9 with watermark Eagle, others with various or no watermarks, pls. 2 and 11 with 10-20mm. margins, the others with thread margins or trimmed variously (fractionally into the subject in places), pl. 12 with a small re-attached area in the blank legend, others small defect, later green cloth backed board portfolio, gilt title on the front
P. 213 x 156, overall S. 315 x 255mm. (12)
Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II, after H. Goltzius (Holl. 353-64)
engravings, 1597, the set of twelve, first state (of three), before the address, good impressions, pls 7 and 9 with watermark Eagle, others with various or no watermarks, pls. 2 and 11 with 10-20mm. margins, the others with thread margins or trimmed variously (fractionally into the subject in places), pl. 12 with a small re-attached area in the blank legend, others small defect, later green cloth backed board portfolio, gilt title on the front
P. 213 x 156, overall S. 315 x 255mm. (12)