Nov 06, 2012 - Sale 2292

Sale 2292 - Lot 112

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
ANTHONY VAN DYCK
Erasmus of Rotterdam.

Etching and drypoint, circa 1630. 243x157 mm; 9 5/8x6 1/8 inches, wide margins. Mauquoy/Hendrickx's third state (of 5). Foolscap with a 7-pointed collar watermark (Mauquoy/Hendrickx 36-38). A superb, richly-inked, early impression with strong contrasts, the lines on the right sleeve bold and all the delicate scratches and fine lines distinct. Hollstein 5; Mauquoy/Hendrickx 5.