Nov 01, 2018 - Sale 2491

Sale 2491 - Lot 74

Unsold
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
JAN MULLER (after Spranger)
Minerva Giving Arms to Perseus, Mercury Fastening the Wings at his Feet
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Engraving, 1604. 555x395 mm; 21 3/4x15 5/8 inches. Second state (of 2). Small coat-of-arms with a jug watermark. Ex-collection Emile Laffon (?), ink stamp with the initials E. L. (see Lugt 877a, verso). Trimmed on the plate mark. A superb, richly-inked impression of this important Mannerist engraving, with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Bartsch 69; Hollstein 59.