Apr 28, 2022 - Sale 2602

Sale 2602 - Lot 66

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
THEODOR DE BRY
Arrogance and Folly.

Engraving, 1558. 121 mm; 4 3/4 inches (diameter), small margins. Second state (of 2), with the foolscap on the head of the pope and the change in the title. A very good, dark impression.

Provenance: Heinrich Füssli (Lugt 1008, verso). Hollstein 180.

With—William I of Orange, engraving, 1577-78. 118 mm; 4 3/4 inches (diameter). Trimmed on the plate mark. From a series of four Tazza Designs by De Bry (1528-1598). A superb, dark impression.

Provenance: Heinrich Stiebel (Lugt 1367, verso). Hollstein 178.