Hans Bol (1534-1593), engraving, 1570, engraved by Pieter van der Heyden. From the set of the Four Seasons. Reference: Hollstein 202 (first state of 2), Lebeer 78. With several thin spots, repaired areas, other flaws, trimmed around the borderline, 9 x 11 1/4 inches. Watermark: Gothic P A very good impression. When he died Pieter Bruegel the Elder had completed 2 drawings for the set of the Four Seasons; one was executed in 1565, another in 1568, undertaken by Hieronymus Cock. The publisher entrusted completion of the set to Hans Bol. Bol’s design is closely linked to a Bruegel drawing [...]
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Hans Bol (1534-1593), Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well, engraving, c 1575 [signed and inscribed Rebecca Gen 24 in the plate]. References: Van de Kellen 7, Hollstein 7, first state (of 2). Trimmed to thread margins outside of the circular borderline, various defects including prior folds, reinforcements verso (some showing through), diameter 177 mm., 6 15/16-7 inches. A fairly good impression, on old laid paper, before the address of Mariette. The illustration is from Genesis 24:15. Eliezer was sent by his master Abraham to find a wife for Isaac, Abraham’s son. He went to a well where “the daughters of [...]
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