Lot 285
Paulus Pontius (1603-1658)
Portrait of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count of Olivares, after Rubens' oil sketch of Diego Velázquez's painting
Hammer Price: £500
Description
Paulus Pontius (1603-1658)
Portrait of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count of Olivares, after Rubens' oil sketch of Diego Velázquez's painting
Engraving, circa 1626, a good impression on thick laid paper without watermark, sheet 612 x 442 mm (24 1/4 x 17 1/2 in), trimmed within platemark with threadmargin outside image, some spotting and browning, fold lines (unframed); sold with 3 other engravings after Titian, by Giovanni Britto, Sadeler, and Francesco Bertelli (all unframed: largest 63 x 46 cm) (4)
Provenance:
[Pontius] Axel Gabriel Bielke (1800-1877), President of the Stockholm Academy of Fine Arts [Lugt 414a];
[Pontius] Nationalmuseum, Cabinet des Estampes, Stockholm, duplicate stamp, [L. 1982];
Professor David Davies (1937-2022), a specialist in Spanish painting, in particular in the works of Velázquez and El Greco;
Thence by descent to the present owners
Literature:
Hollstein 82
Portrait of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count of Olivares, after Rubens' oil sketch of Diego Velázquez's painting
Engraving, circa 1626, a good impression on thick laid paper without watermark, sheet 612 x 442 mm (24 1/4 x 17 1/2 in), trimmed within platemark with threadmargin outside image, some spotting and browning, fold lines (unframed); sold with 3 other engravings after Titian, by Giovanni Britto, Sadeler, and Francesco Bertelli (all unframed: largest 63 x 46 cm) (4)
Provenance:
[Pontius] Axel Gabriel Bielke (1800-1877), President of the Stockholm Academy of Fine Arts [Lugt 414a];
[Pontius] Nationalmuseum, Cabinet des Estampes, Stockholm, duplicate stamp, [L. 1982];
Professor David Davies (1937-2022), a specialist in Spanish painting, in particular in the works of Velázquez and El Greco;
Thence by descent to the present owners
Literature:
Hollstein 82
Description
Paulus Pontius (1603-1658)
Portrait of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count of Olivares, after Rubens' oil sketch of Diego Velázquez's painting
Engraving, circa 1626, a good impression on thick laid paper without watermark, sheet 612 x 442 mm (24 1/4 x 17 1/2 in), trimmed within platemark with threadmargin outside image, some spotting and browning, fold lines (unframed); sold with 3 other engravings after Titian, by Giovanni Britto, Sadeler, and Francesco Bertelli (all unframed: largest 63 x 46 cm) (4)
Provenance:
[Pontius] Axel Gabriel Bielke (1800-1877), President of the Stockholm Academy of Fine Arts [Lugt 414a];
[Pontius] Nationalmuseum, Cabinet des Estampes, Stockholm, duplicate stamp, [L. 1982];
Professor David Davies (1937-2022), a specialist in Spanish painting, in particular in the works of Velázquez and El Greco;
Thence by descent to the present owners
Literature:
Hollstein 82
Portrait of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count of Olivares, after Rubens' oil sketch of Diego Velázquez's painting
Engraving, circa 1626, a good impression on thick laid paper without watermark, sheet 612 x 442 mm (24 1/4 x 17 1/2 in), trimmed within platemark with threadmargin outside image, some spotting and browning, fold lines (unframed); sold with 3 other engravings after Titian, by Giovanni Britto, Sadeler, and Francesco Bertelli (all unframed: largest 63 x 46 cm) (4)
Provenance:
[Pontius] Axel Gabriel Bielke (1800-1877), President of the Stockholm Academy of Fine Arts [Lugt 414a];
[Pontius] Nationalmuseum, Cabinet des Estampes, Stockholm, duplicate stamp, [L. 1982];
Professor David Davies (1937-2022), a specialist in Spanish painting, in particular in the works of Velázquez and El Greco;
Thence by descent to the present owners
Literature:
Hollstein 82
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