Standing Female holding a Book (St. Mary Magdalene)

Hendrik Goltzius(1558-1617). “Standing Female holding a Book (St. Mary Magdalene)”. Signed H. Goltzius fecit in the plate. Engraving and drypoint on laid paper, with a rampant lion watermark, S. 22.5×12.1 cm.
Bartsch 129; Hollstein 54.

PROVENANCE
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, with the duplicate ink stamp verso (Lugt 1982); Axel Gabriel Bielke (Sweden 1800-1877) with the ink stamp verso (Lugt 414a); Dr. C. Axel Widstrand (Sweden 1866-1956), with the ink stamp verso (Lugt 2630a); The collection of Engineer and Major Frank Bensow (1883-1969), with the ink stamp verso (Lugt 982c).