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A Sergeant from the Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II

De Gheyn II, Jacob (1565-1629, Dutch) after Goltzius, Hendrick (1558-1617, Dutch)

Engraving on laid paper

Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629) A Sergeant from the Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II, 1587

Jacob de Gheyn II
A Sergeant from the Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II

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Description

Date: 1587
Medium: Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 214 x 155 mm.  8 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.   Sheet: 353 x 252 mm. 14 x 9 7/8 in.
References: Bartsch III, 8; Hollstein 360; New Hollstein 183, first state of two
Signature: Signed in the plate “HG excu” lower left
Annotation: Numbered in the plate “8” lower left; titled in the plate “Ante ferox Signanus ago promptum agmen ad arma, Haudq parum debent parta trophaea mihi” bottom
Watermark: Watermark of a single-headed eagle, facing right, similar to Briquet 163
Provenance: P&D Colnaghi and Co., Ltd. (London); 1980 to David Tunick, Inc.
Impression:  Brilliant impression, rich in contrast

Condition: In good condition apart from a non-repaired, one-inch-long diagonal tear in the middle of the sheet, across sword and castle, right of the figure. With original stitching lines along the left edge.