Self-Portrait, from: Icones Principum Virorum
$500
ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641)
Self-Portrait, from: Icones Principum Virorum
etching
circa 1633-1641
on laid paper, watermark Phoenix in a Laurel Wreath (M.-H. 252)
a very fine, early working proof
the very rare first state (of seven), before the completion of the image in engraving by Jacob Neeffs
printing with a subtle plate tone and many long, vertical wiping marks and other plate impurities
with small margins
in very good condition
Plate 245 x 157 mm.
Sheet 253 x 165 mm.