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Property from the Collection of Ulrich and Alfred Ochsenbein
CLAUDE MELLAN (1598-1688)
The Holy Face, or: The Veil of Saint Veronica
Details
CLAUDE MELLAN (1598-1688)
The Holy Face, or: The Veil of Saint Veronica
engraving, 1649, on laid paper, watermark letters BC, a very good impression of the second, final state, printing with plate tone at upper left, with small to narrow margins, pale time staining and pale scattered foxmarks, a short repaired tear and a few nicks at the margins, some soft handling creases at the corners and elsewhere, some tiny abrasions at lower left
Plate 431 x 314 mm., Sheet 437 x 320 mm.
The Holy Face, or: The Veil of Saint Veronica
engraving, 1649, on laid paper, watermark letters BC, a very good impression of the second, final state, printing with plate tone at upper left, with small to narrow margins, pale time staining and pale scattered foxmarks, a short repaired tear and a few nicks at the margins, some soft handling creases at the corners and elsewhere, some tiny abrasions at lower left
Plate 431 x 314 mm., Sheet 437 x 320 mm.
Provenance
Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811-1890) and Alfred Ochsenbein (1883-1919), Switzerland; then by descent.
Literature
Le Blanc 33; Montaiglon 25; IFF 21
Brought to you by
Tim Schmelcher
International Specialist