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The Dragon devouring the followers of Cadmus 1588
Hendrick Goltzius
* 1558 in Muhlbracht † 1617 in Haarlem
Engraving after Cornelis van Haarlem. Size of sheet: 25.2 x 31.6 cm.
Literature: Hirschmann 310 III/IV.
Provenance: Dukes of Arenberg, Brussels and Nord-Kirchen (Lugt 567);
Collection Count Clemens Wensceslas de Renesse-Breidbach (1776-1883), Liège (Lugt 1209).
Fine impression with partly threaded margins on three sides and with small margins around the borderline on the top. Small replacement on the right top corner. Recto with offprints of another impression.
One of the most sought after engravings by the artist, after the painting by Cornelis van Haarlem (London, National Gallery NG1893).
£ 3,800.-