HENDRICK GOLTZIUS The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus.
Engraving, 1588. 252x320 mm; 10x12 5/8 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,with the complete text lower margin. A superb, well-inked impression with very strong contrasts. Bartsch 262; Hollstein 310.
