GRABADOS ARENBERG 19.10.2019

Gravures anciennes – Oude prenten
184 [Dutch]
VAN LEYDEN, Lucas - Christ and the Apostles Leiden, c. 1510.
8 (of 14) engravings, 12 x 7,5 cm, laid paper, monogrammed «L» in plate (sl.
toned, trimmed inside plate mark just outside border, glued on passe-partout).
Stuck under passe-partout.
500 / 600 €
hand. Esther kneeling before him facing towards the left with two maidens
behind her; behind them stand members of the court.
Ref. New Hollstein (Van Leyden), 31.2.
186 [Dutch]
VAN LEYDEN, Lucas - Sts Peter and Paul seated in a landscape.
Leiden, 1527.
Engraving, 10 x 14,6 cm, laid paper (trimmed to platemark, sl. toned, glue stain
at upper right corner, tiny rust stain near Paul’s knee). Slightly uneven, grey
impression.
250 / 300 €
Part of the series «Christ, Paul and the twelve Apostles». This lot includes
Christ, Peter, Andrew, John the Evangelist, James the Greater, Thomas, Judas
Thaddaeus and Bartholomew. Second state.
Ref. Hollstein (Lucas van Leyden), 86b-87b, 89b-94b.
Prov. Coll. stamp Karl Jacob Mayer (L.5100). - Collection of Kungliga Museet
Stockholm (present National Gallery).
185 [Dutch]
VAN LEYDEN, Lucas - Esther before Ahasuerus. Maarten Petri,
1518.
Engraving, 28 x 22,4 cm, laid paper, signed and dated in plate at bottom centre
(trimmed just outside the borderline, occ. traces of plate grain). Under passepartout.
Excellent uniform grey impression of the 2nd state (of 3) with address of
Petri added on the stone ledge.
400 / 500 €
St Peter with a key in his right hand to the left, reaching over to point to the book
which sits in the lap of St Paul to the right. St Paul’s foot rests on his sword and
he turns to look at St Peter, gesturing toward him with his right hand, as he turns
a page of his book with his left. Later impression.
Ref. New Hollstein (Van Leyden), 106b.
187 [Dutch]
Van LONDERSEEL, Jan. After Jacob I SAVERY - Landscape
with hunting scene.
Engraving, 24 x 33 cm, signed «Jacobus Saverius Inv.» and «Joannes Londerseel
Schu.» (trimmed just outside the borderline). Stuck by upper corners under passepartout.
600 / 800 €
Very rare landscape engr. with a swamp crossed by a bridge and a village in the
background.
Ref. Not in Hollstein, Nagler’s KünstlerLexikon, British Museum or Rijksmuseum.
Esther before Ahasuerus; the king seated on throne at left with his sceptre in his
right hand raised towards Esther and his left hand extended to take her right
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