DANIEL HOPFER (1470-1536)
Three Old Women beating the Devil (‘GIB FRID’)
etching
circa 1510-20
watermark Coat of Arms with three Stars (Piccard online AT3800-PO-160728, Augsburg 1513)
a very fine, early impression of this very rare print
first state (of two)
printing strongly, with great clarity, dark accents and a light plate tone
trimmed to or on the platemark, fractionally to the subject in places
some soft creasing throughout, some pinholes on the face of the woman at centre (possibly transfer holes)
generally in good condition
Sheet 220 x 155 mm.

Unidentified, initial D and inscribed Darel in pencil on the backing sheet (not in Lugt).
Joseph Farington (1747-1821), London (see Lugt 1453; a monogram on the old backing sheet); then by descent; probably in his sale, Puttick & Simpson, London, 11 November 1921.
Private Collection, England.

Bartsch 71; Hollstein 80
C. Metzger et al., Daniel Hopfer: ein Augsburger Meister der Renaissance, exh. cat., Munich, 2009, no. 85 (another impression illustrated).

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