Paul (1561) Birckenholtz Sold at Auction Prices

Collection of Four Assorted Period Prints

Lucas Van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533). The Carrying of the Cross (B51). Engraving on laid paper, 1521. Inscribed in plate (l.r.). Sheet size 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches. Paul Birckenholtz (German, 1561-1639). Jupiter on His Eagle as the Personification of Fire (Vessen 123). Engraving on laid paper from a series of six plates: Quator Mundi Elementa. Image size 3 5/8 x 2. Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607-1677) . Copy of Hans Holbein self-portrait 45 years old in 1543 (Pathey 1418). Engraving on laid paper, 1647. Plate size 5 5/8 x 4 1/4 inches. Fisherman with boy. Etching on paper. SIgned and stamped (l.r.). Numbered 41/75 in pencil (l.l.). Plate size 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches.