Ludwig von Siegen

Lot 83: PRINCE RUPERT, COUNT PALATINE (AFTER RIBERA)

Name: PRINCE RUPERT, COUNT PALATINE (AFTER RIBERA)
Brand: Swann Auction Galleries
SKU: wcpfomcgsb

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USDSold:

Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USMay 05, 2005

Item Overview

Description

Head of an Executioner.

Mezzotint, 1658. 123x161 mm; 5x6 1/2 inches. Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark. A good, dark and evenly-printed impression of this extremely scarce, early print.

Prince Rupert (1619-1682), also known as Rupert of the Rhine, and Ludwig von Siegen (1609-circa1680) are generally credited with the invention of mezzotint around the middle of the 17th-century. The current print is one of the earliest mezzotints ever made. Hollstein 7.

Artist or Maker

Ludwig von Siegen

Auction Details

OLD MASTER THROUGH CONTEMPORARY PRINTS

Swann Auction Galleries

May 05, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

104 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, US

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