Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus
$500
ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641)
Portrait of Desiderius Erasmus
etching
circa 1633-1640
on laid paper, watermark Strasbourg Lily
a very fine, early and tonal impression of the rare first state (of five)
before letters
printing with many vertical wiping scratches, the plate impurities and foul-biting very prominent
with small margins
in very good condition
Plate 243 x 157 mm.
Sheet 253 x 169 mm.