Head of Venus

Details

Circle of Hendrick Goltzius (Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem)
Head of Venus
with inscription 'Jac. Matham stet' (on the verso of the backing paper)
pen and brown ink, brown wash, on vellum, inscribed in a circle, with a patterned border
8.1 x 8.1 cm.

Provenance

Jacob de Vos Jbzn. (1803-1882) (according to a note in the collection files).
with R.W.P. de Vries, Amsterdam; from whom purchased by I.Q. van Regteren Altena on 3 May 1929 for 20 guilders (Inventory book: '700. t. J. Matham medaljon').

Literature

E.K.J Reznicek, Die Zeichnungen von Hendrick Goltzius, Utrecht, 1961, p. 483, under 'Fälschlich zugeschriebene Zeichnungen'.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

After the engraving Venus with Cupid by Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) (New Hollstein 145) which is part of the series Bacchus, Venus and Ceres (New Hollstein 144-46). This meticulous copy, only depicting the head of Venus, omits Cupid and all allegorical symbols.

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