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After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus — The Seven Virtues (New Holl. 263-270)

After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus

The Seven Virtues (New Holl. 263-270)

The complete set of eight engravings depicting the Seven Virtues, designed after Jan van der Straet by Jerome Wierix before 1590. These engravings from the first edition published by Philips Galle in Antwerp represent very good impressions in their first states.

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The complete set, comprising eight engravings by Jerome Wierix, before 1590, very good impressions of New Hollstein’s first states, from the first edition published by Philips Galle in Antwerp, three plates on paper with various watermarks

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Old Master Prints

June 30, 2021

Estimate: $1,000$2,000

Lot 45

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After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, The Seven Virtues (New Holl. 263-270)

The complete set of eight engravings depicting the Seven Virtues, designed after Jan van der Straet by Jerome Wierix before 1590. These engravings from the first edition published by Philips Galle in Antwerp represent very good impressions in their first states.

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The complete set, comprising eight engravings by Jerome Wierix, before 1590, very good impressions of New Hollstein’s first states, from the first edition published by Philips Galle in Antwerp, three plates on paper with various watermarks
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Related themes

Antwerp, Moral Instruction, Jerome Wierix, Philips Galle, Allegorical, Complete Set, Virtues, Engraving, Jan Van Der Straet, First Edition