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PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
ESAIAS VAN DE VELDE (1587-1630)
Square Landscape with Travellers
Details
ESAIAS VAN DE VELDE (1587-1630)
Square Landscape with Travellers
etching
circa 1616-19
on laid paper, watermark Basel Crozier in Crowned Shield
a fine, tonal impression of Hollstein's third state (of five)
published by Johannes Pietersz. Beerendrecht, Haarlem
trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline
the upper left corner made up, some other, minor defects
Square Landscape with Travellers
etching
circa 1616-19
on laid paper, watermark Basel Crozier in Crowned Shield
a fine, tonal impression of Hollstein's third state (of five)
published by Johannes Pietersz. Beerendrecht, Haarlem
trimmed inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper outside the borderline
the upper left corner made up, some other, minor defects
Provenance
Unidentified, inscription of letters and numbers in brown ink verso (not in Lugt).
William Roscoe (1753-1831), Liverpool (without mark and not in Lugt); his sale, Winstanley, Liverpool, 9 September (and following days), lot 1092 ('One, A Landscape and Figures, a man with his dog in the foreground, fine and rare.') (£1.8).
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
William Roscoe (1753-1831), Liverpool (without mark and not in Lugt); his sale, Winstanley, Liverpool, 9 September (and following days), lot 1092 ('One, A Landscape and Figures, a man with his dog in the foreground, fine and rare.') (£1.8).
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
Burchard, Die Hollandische Radierer vor Rembrandt, 5, first state of two
Hollstein 16, third state of five
Hollstein 16, third state of five
Exhibited
Ackley, Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt, Boston, 1981, No. 41.
Brought to you by
Stefano Franceschi
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