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The Stone Operation or The Witch of Mallegem (Bast. 193; L. 157; Holl. 38)
Details
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder (circa 1525-1569) by Pieter van der Heyden (circa 1530 - after 1569)
The Stone Operation or The Witch of Mallegem (Bast. 193; L. 157; Holl. 38)
engraving, 1559, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine, strong impression of Hollstein's rare third state (of five), with narrow margins on three sides, trimmed into the text border below, with a central vertical drying crease, a small, skilfully made-up paper loss in the belly of the man seated at centre, otherwise in good condition
S. 370 x 480 mm.
The Stone Operation or The Witch of Mallegem (Bast. 193; L. 157; Holl. 38)
engraving, 1559, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine, strong impression of Hollstein's rare third state (of five), with narrow margins on three sides, trimmed into the text border below, with a central vertical drying crease, a small, skilfully made-up paper loss in the belly of the man seated at centre, otherwise in good condition
S. 370 x 480 mm.
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