Lot 40
Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
Saint Jerome reading
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
Saint Jerome reading
Etching, circa 1624, a delicate impression on laid paper without watermark, sheet 190 x 253 mm (7 1/2 x 10 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark some toning to sheet, old handling creases, scattered careful repairs to small losses (unframed)
Together with: The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew
Etching, 1624, an even impression on cream laid paper with watermark of a fleur-de-lis within a circle, sheet 320 x 235 mm (12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in), faint vertical line of rubbing in upper right corner, some other minor abrasion and surface dirt (unframed)
Literature:
Bartsch 3; 6
Description
Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652)
Saint Jerome reading
Etching, circa 1624, a delicate impression on laid paper without watermark, sheet 190 x 253 mm (7 1/2 x 10 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark some toning to sheet, old handling creases, scattered careful repairs to small losses (unframed)
Together with: The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew
Etching, 1624, an even impression on cream laid paper with watermark of a fleur-de-lis within a circle, sheet 320 x 235 mm (12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in), faint vertical line of rubbing in upper right corner, some other minor abrasion and surface dirt (unframed)
Literature:
Bartsch 3; 6