Nov 02, 2021 - Sale 2585

Sale 2585 - Lot 33

Unsold
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 8,000
LUCAS VAN LEYDEN
The Poet Virgil Suspended in a Basket.

Engraving, 1525. 240x189 mm; 9 1/2x7 1/2 inches. First state (of 3), before the address of Petri. Grapes on a vine watermark. Trimmed on the plat mark. A very good, crisp and clear impression of this important, scarce engraving, with strong contrasts and with all the details distinct.

Provenance: Giuseppe Storck, Milan (Lugt 2319, verso).

Bartsch 136; Hollstein 136; Volbehr 134.