Nov 06, 2003 - Sale 1983

Sale 1983 - Lot 33

Unsold
Estimate: $ 25,000 - $ 35,000
JACQUES BELLANGE
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy.

Etching, circa 1630. 449x355 mm; 173/4x14 inches. Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark but outside the border line, skinning verso, the edges outside the border line reinforced. A very good, early impression of this important French Mannerist print, with the delicate wiping scratches visible throughout and with warm plate tone.

A very scarce print, we have found fewer than 6 impressions at auction over the past 20 years. Walch 16; Griffiths/Hartley 12.