Lot 175: Hendrik Goudt (1585-1630) after Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610)

Hendrik Goudt (1585-1630) after Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610)
Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis (Bartsch, Hollstein 6)
etching and engraving, 1612, on laid paper, watermark Strasbourg Lily, a good impression of the second, final state, with narrow margins, remains of old backing sheet and paper hinges at the sheet edges verso, generally in very good condition; with Ceres seeking her Daughter (B., Holl. 5) by the same hand, etching and engraving, 1610, on laid paper, unidentified Shield watermark, a slightly later impression, showing some wear, trimmed into the platemark but retaining a narrow fillet of blank paper outside the subject, a tiny brown spot in the flame at lower right, a small paper disturbance just below the old woman's chin, a few flattened hard creases mainly visible verso, various stains and some off-setting on the reverse, generally in good condition
P., S. 314 x 240 mm. (2)

W. H. F. K. Graf von Lepell, Germany (L. 1672).
Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606); with their de-accession stamp (L. 2482).(both B. 6)

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.