Hans Bol
Haarlem: 1593. Engraving on cream laid paper with a Strasbourg Lily watermark, 10 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches (264 x 181 mm), the full sheet. Narrow margins. In very good condition with some minor age tone and several scattered light and unobtrusive spots of light yellow discoloration, mostly visible on the verso. First state (of 2), printed in 1593 before the addition of the publisher's address.
The piece depicts the prominent Flemish painter, etcher, and miniaturist Hans Bol (1534–1593) at the age of 58, framed inside an elaborate oval architectural structure featuring allegorical figures, cherubs, and artists' tools. The Latin inscription encircling the oval reads "IOANNES BOLLIVS MECHLINIENSIS PICTOR AET. LVIII A. M.D.XCIII" (Hans Bol of Mechelen, Painter, Age 58, 1593).
Condition: Very good.
Item number: 2483
Price: $3,000.00
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