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5039 - Bruegel the Elder, Pieter—after
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Bruegel the Elder, Pieter—after after *Fides*. Copperplate engraving by Philips Galle, from the series *The Seven Virtues*, as is the following lot number. 22.3 x 29.3 cm. (1559). Bastelaer 132, Hollstein (Bruegel) 132, Riggs 32, Orenstein (New Hollstein, Bruegel) 13 I (of II), Sellink/Leesberg (New Hollstein, Galle) 309, Bassens/Grieken 13a I (of II). Mark: High Crown. Still bearing the address of Hieronymus Cock. An absolutely excellent, well-balanced impression on three sides with a fine to very fine margin around the plate edge; on the left, the margin is partially just barely within the plate. Only minimal signs of wear; a stain centered on a figure to the right of Fides; a tiny rust spot on the crossbeam; isolated, barely noticeable closed edge cracks; three corner tips reattached or, in the lower left, likely partially replaced; otherwise in very fine condition. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalog.
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Printed Art from the 15th to the 19th CenturyAuction house
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