Sale 6926
London
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6 July 2004
Price realised
GBP 2,390
Estimate
Circle of Hans Jakob Plepp (Biel 1557/60-1597/98 Basel) Two landsknechts flanking a shield with a church, under an arch: Design for a stained-glass window with inscription 'alltkirg' black chalk, pen and black ink, watermark device 13 3/8 x 10¼ in. (340 x 261 mm.)
Provenance
Dr. C.R. Rudolf (L. 2811b); Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 6 June 1977, lot 1.
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The inscription on the drawing, 'alltkirg' or 'old church', alludes to the coat-of-arms. The drawing was executed in the 1590s.
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