May 02, 2002 - Sale 1934

Sale 1934 - Lot 40

Unsold
Estimate: $ 9,000 - $ 12,000
JAN MULLER (after Spranger)
Minerva Giving Arms to Perseus, Mercury Fastening the Wings at his Feet<
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Engraving, 1604. 562x397 mm; 22 1/4x15 5/8 inches. Second state (of 2). The name Povieve watermark. Ex-collection unknown collector (Lugt 1493, verso). Trimmed on the plate mark, severl very short repaired edge tears, soft horizontal crease. A very good, early impression of this important print, with no signs of wear in even the most densely cross-hatched areas. Bartsch 69; Hollstein 59.