[Germany] [Johannes Froben.]
H. HolBeen. Pinxit. L. Visscher. fecit. [n.d. c.1664.] Engraving. Collector's stamp on front lower right and verso lower left. Plate 165 x 133mm. 6½ x 5¼". Portrait of Johannes Froben, bust to left, wearing fur-trimmed coat; in a circle on a pedestal. Johann Froben (c.1460-1527) was a famous printer and publisher in Basel. He printed the works of Erasmus of Rotterdam and some woodcuts by Holbein. Ex Collection: Friedrich August II (1797-1854) King of Saxony. Lugt: 971; and G. Ritter von Franck (1807-1860), Vienna. Lugt: 1152.
[Ref: 24661] £140.00
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