Lot 70
Lot 70
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SCANDINAVIAN COLLECTION
NICCOLÒ VICENTINO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1540-50) AFTER POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO (CIRCA 1499-CIRCA 1543)

The Death of Ajax

Price Realised GBP 1,000
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GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500
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NICCOLÒ VICENTINO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1540-50) AFTER POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO (CIRCA 1499-CIRCA 1543)

The Death of Ajax

Price Realised GBP 1,000
Price Realised GBP 1,000
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NICCOLÒ VICENTINO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1540-50) AFTER POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO (CIRCA 1499-CIRCA 1543)
The Death of Ajax
chiaroscuro woodcuts printed from three blocks in black and two shades of grey, circa 1540-50, on laid paper, watermark Sun (not in Briquet or Woodward), a very good impression of the second, final state, re-published by Andreani in 1608
Block 317 x 419 mm.
Sheet 320 x 421 mm.
Provenance
John Barnard (d. 1784), London (Lugt 1420); presumably his posthumous sale, Thomas Philipe, London, 16 April 1798 (and following days).
Unidentified letters M and NG13 (?) in brown ink verso (not in Lugt).
With Olimpia Theodoli, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner on 18 February 2000.
Literature
Bartsch 9; Gnann 93
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Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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