Lot 54
Lot 54
PROPERTY OF THE LATE PROFESSOR ERIC STANLEY
NICOLAS BEATRIZET (1507/15-1573) AFTER MARCELLO VENUSTI (CIRCA 1512-1579) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)

The Annunciation

Price Realised GBP 52,500
Estimate
GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500
Closed: 15 Jul 2020
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NICOLAS BEATRIZET (1507/15-1573) AFTER MARCELLO VENUSTI (CIRCA 1512-1579) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)

The Annunciation

Price Realised GBP 52,500
Closed: 15 Jul 2020
Price Realised GBP 52,500
Closed: 15 Jul 2020
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NICOLAS BEATRIZET (1507/15-1573) AFTER MARCELLO VENUSTI (CIRCA 1512-1579) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)
The Annunciation
engraving, circa 1550-1560, on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-Lys (Woodward 95-96, Venice, 1566), a very good impression of the second state (of three), with the Virgin's halo shaded, but before Lafrery's address
Plate & Sheet 307 x 431 mm.
Provenance
Sir Mark Masterman Sykes (1771-1823), Sledmere House, York (Lugt 1897); his sale, Sotheby's, London, 24 May 1824 (and following days), lot 445 ('First impression'; with one other).
William Esdaile (1758-1837), London (Lugt 2617); his sale, Christie's, London, 26-29 June 1840, lot 436 (with The Ascension; £ 3-0, to Smith).
With P. & D. Colnaghi, London (their stock number C.40053 verso); their Mannerist catalogue, 1974, no. 74.
Literature
Bartsch 12
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