Nov 03, 2005 - Sale 2055

Sale 2055 - Lot 143

Price Realized: $ 1,725
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
HENDRICK GOLTZIUS
The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus.

Engraving, 1588. 252x320 mm; 10x125/8 inches. First state (of 4). Shield with a fleur-de-lys watermark. Ex-collection Charles M. Lea (Lugt supplement 1662a, verso). Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark, several repaired tears, small corner loss upper right backed with minimal restoration in pen and ink. A good, strong impression. Bartsch 262; Hollstein 310.