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[The Story of Esther.]
[The Story of Esther.] .I.
Martynus Heemskerck Inventor. PGalle Fecit.
[n.d. c.1564.]
Engraving, sheet 205 x 250mm (8 x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate. Repaired loss on corners, nick on top right corner, stain on top left corner, slightly foxed, one wormhole.
Esther, the Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. She kneels before him as he stands before a throne and places a crown over her head. The first of a series of eight plates.
New Hollstein: 151.1.
[Ref: 58989]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Hester.
Hester.
[Phillips Galle after Maarten van Heemskerck]
Martini Petri excu [c.1560]
Engraving, sheet 195 x 245mm (7¾ x 9½"). Trimmed, losing two lines of text in Latin below image. Glued to backing sheet.
Esther, the Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus, from a series of 'Exemplary women from the Old and New Testament' after Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574). Heemskerck was the first Dutch artist to exploit the commercial potential of using specialist printmakers to engrave his designs, and made drawings for nearly 600 prints. His admirers included Rembrandt, who had a collection of prints after Heemskerck which sometimes inspired his own work.
[Ref: 39420]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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[Portrait of Ortelius.]
[Portrait of Ortelius.]
[Drawn & engraved by Philip Galle.]
[Antwerp, n.d., c.1590.]
Engraving. Plate: 210 x 320mm, (8½ x 12½"); large margins.
Portrait of the famous Dutch cartographer, an oval within a fine strapwork cartouche, published in his own atlas, the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. The text below reads: 'By looking, Ortelius gave mortal beings the world; by looking at his face, Galleus gave them Ortelius'. Galle engraved many of the maps in the Theatrum.
[Ref: 40776]   £330.00  
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[Portrait of Ortelius.]
[Portrait of Ortelius.]
[Drawn & engraved by Philips Galle.]
[Antwerp, n.d., c.1590.]
Engraving with hand colour. 320 x 215mm. (12½ x 8½"), with large margins. Shallow tears in top left hand corner and some creasing confined to margins.
Portrait of the famous Dutch cartographer, an oval within a fine strapwork cartouche, published in posthumous editions of his atlas, the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. The motto reads: 'By looking, Ortelius gave mortal beings the world; by looking at his face, Galleus gave them Ortelius'. Galle engraved many of the maps in the Theatrum.
[Ref: 61517]   £380.00  
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Ignibus accensis Antris Vulpecula fallax Fallitur, hirsutis que frigora pellibus arcet.
Ignibus accensis Antris Vulpecula fallax Fallitur, hirsutis que frigora pellibus arcet. 57.
Ioann. Stradanus inven. P. Galle excu. 1577.
[n.d. c.1578.]
Engraving with large margins; verso in ink W. Wood. Plate 214 x 279mm (8½ x 11"). Some foxing and creasing.
Fox Hunt: on a hillock in the foreground, a hunter, armed with a spear from which dangles a dead fox, stands beside a donkey, laden with the kill, both viewed from behind; he and a mounted hunstman observe a fox hunt in the left background, within an enclosure; in the right foreground, a fox is cornered by two dogs, while behind them two huntsmen smoke the foxes out from underground; beyond, to the right, a hunter aims at foxes with a shotgun; on the horizon, to the left, a grand house is seen. From a series of 104 plates dedicated to the jurist Henricus van Osthoorn en Sonnevelt, "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiariorum: & mutuae Bestiarum".
[Ref: 28570]   £140.00   (£168.00 incl.VAT)
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Sic per tesqua ruens venator consita dumis, Incautos fallit Anates, Fulicasq[ue] palustres.'
Sic per tesqua ruens venator consita dumis, Incautos fallit Anates, Fulicasq[ue] palustres.' 72.
Iohan Stra. inven.
[n.d. c.1578.]
Engraving, paper watermarked. Plate 209 x 291mm (8¼ x 11½").
Duck Hunt with Shotguns; in the left foreground, four hunstman, armed with shotguns, accompanied by two dogs, approach a river to the right, in which ducks are seen swimming; in the midground, far left, two men pull ropes, closing a net over a flock of ducks, centre; several towns visible in the distance. From a series of 104 plates dedicated to the jurist Henricus van Osthoorn en Sonnevelt, "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiariorum: & mutuae Bestiarum".
[Ref: 28574]   £220.00   (£264.00 incl.VAT)
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Intentus merulis Auceps, sic retia tendit Cauta die, at noctu candelae lumine fallit.
Intentus merulis Auceps, sic retia tendit Cauta die, at noctu candelae lumine fallit. 74.
[n.d. c.1578.]
Engraving with large margins, paper watermarked, verso in ink W. Wood. Plate 215 x 292mm (8½ x 11½"). Foxing.
Hunting Party on its Way to a Woodcock Hunt; in the foreground, a party of huntsmen descend the steps of a classical villa, carrying crossbows, a bell and an unlit torch; to far left, in the valley below, the party proceeds through a wood; centre, blackbirds resting on a domed building, camouflaged by leave and studded with poles upon which birds of prey are perched, are targeted by the huntsmen; beyond, a castle stands upon a hill. From a series of 104 plates dedicated to the jurist Henricus van Osthoorn en Sonnevelt, "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiariorum: & mutuae Bestiarum".
[Ref: 28577]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Retibus aut iaculis capitur sic s[a]epe Palumbes, Qu[a]e mortem propri[a]e prolis amore subit.
Retibus aut iaculis capitur sic s[a]epe Palumbes, Qu[a]e mortem propri[a]e prolis amore subit. 75.
Iohan Stra inven. 1577.
[n.d. c.1578.]
Engraving with large margins, paper watermarked. Plate 215 x 292mm (8½ x 11½"). Stain in sky, slight creasing.
The Sale of Wood Pidgeons; in the foreground, three women and a man line up to buy braces of wood pigeon from a basket strapped to a donkey; to left and right, wood pigeons are trapped by nets covering trees; beyond, men hunt with poles and nets in a wooded area. From a series of 104 plates dedicated to the jurist Henricus van Osthoorn en Sonnevelt, "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiariorum: & mutuae Bestiarum".
[Ref: 28578]   £190.00   (£228.00 incl.VAT)
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Incautas Anglus tenebrosa nocte Volucres Exturbat nidis Auceps: consistere ramis Ne possint, baculis abigit, flammisque fatigat; Lassata donec potiatur denique praeda.
Incautas Anglus tenebrosa nocte Volucres Exturbat nidis Auceps: consistere ramis Ne possint, baculis abigit, flammisque fatigat; Lassata donec potiatur denique praeda. 82.
1577. Ioan. Stradanus invent. Adr. Collaert sculp. Phls Galle excu.
[n.d. c.1578.]
Engraving with large margins, paper watermarked. Plate 196 x 266mm (7¾ x 10½"). Slight stain on right & creasing.
The Catching of Night Owls; in the left foreground, three huntsmen are seated around a lantern, two holding burning torches; in the midground, huntsmen carrying cages beat the trees in which the birds nest, while the birds perch on sticks placed there to facilitate their capture; in the background, to the right, a tree burns. From a series of 104 plates dedicated to the jurist Henricus van Osthoorn en Sonnevelt, "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiariorum: & mutuae Bestiarum".
[Ref: 28580]   £180.00   (£216.00 incl.VAT)
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Sic anidas Lutras venatur Lintre cauata, Per refluas uncis feriuntq tridentibus undas.
Sic anidas Lutras venatur Lintre cauata, Per refluas uncis feriuntq tridentibus undas. 90.
Ion. Stra. inve. Phls Galle fe. 1577.
[n.d. c.1578.]
Engraving with large margins, paper watermarked, verso in ink W. Wood. Plate 215 x 293mm (8½ x 11½"). Foxing, slight creasing.
Otter hunt; in the foreground, a huntsman holding a trident, standing on a river bank, is viewed from behind; in the midground, men on boats and on the river banks hunt otters with the aid of dogs; beyond, a bridge and fortified town are seen. From a series of 104 plates dedicated to the jurist Henricus van Osthoorn en Sonnevelt, "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiariorum: & mutuae Bestiarum".
[Ref: 28584]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
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Sic nudus piscator aquas, limosaq tranans Elumina, vete novis quadratum piscibus implet.
Sic nudus piscator aquas, limosaq tranans Elumina, vete novis quadratum piscibus implet. 97.
1577.
[n.d. c.1578.]
Engraving with large margins, paper watermarked. Plate 215 x 286mm (8½ x 11¼"). Slight creasing & stain in sky.
Fishing with Concave Nets in the River Arno; fishermen, some of whom are naked, wade in the river Arno with nets; in the foreground, to left, a river god holding a cornucopia reclines beside a lion, representing Florence; the city of Florence flanks both sides of the River Arno which recedes to the hills in the distance. From a series of 104 plates dedicated to the jurist Henricus van Osthoorn en Sonnevelt, "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiariorum: & mutuae Bestiarum".
[Ref: 28587]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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Sic per sagnantes divellunt retia ripas, Impleat ut piscis textam de vimine nasam.
Sic per sagnantes divellunt retia ripas, Impleat ut piscis textam de vimine nasam. 98.
1577.
[n.d. c.1578.]
Engraving with large margins, paper watermarked, verso in ink W. Wood. Plate 215 x 292mm (8½ x 11½"). Foxing, slight creasing.
Fishing with Drag Nets on the River Arno; in the foreground, a river god holding a cornucopia is seated upon a lion, representing Florence; beside and beyond him fishermen men wade in the river with poles and nets; the city of Florence flanks the river to the left, with the dome of the Duomo visible. From a series of 104 plates dedicated to the jurist Henricus van Osthoorn en Sonnevelt, "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiariorum: & mutuae Bestiarum".
[Ref: 28588]   £260.00   (£312.00 incl.VAT)
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