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Melchior Lorck (b. Flensburg 1527, d. Copenhagen 1588)

Prince Ismael, Persian Envoy. (1562). Inscribed in the plate Cum Privilegio. Engraving on paper. Sheet size 384×310 mm. Plate size 379×281 mm.

Literature: Erik Fischer, Melchior Lorck. Catalogue Raisonné, Cph. 2009, Volume 1, No. 1562,2. Hollstein / German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400–1700 (28.II).

A good impression of Hollstein’s fourth and final state with text below cut away and the addition of RUSTAN-BASSA. On fine laid paper with Posthorn (Bugle) watermark.

Additional Remarks

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Auction

Paintings & drawings, 30 November 2021

Category
Estimate

100,000–125,000 DKK

Price realised

Not sold