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Sunday 15 September 2024

Philips Galle, “Daniel’s Accusers Cast into the Den”, 1565, after Maarten van Heemskerck

Philips Galle (Philippus Gallaeus; Philippe Galle) (1537–1612)

“Daniel’s Accusers Cast into the Den” (aka “Cyrus laat Daniëls aanklagers in de leeuwenkuil werpen”), 1565, plate 10 from the series of 10 plates, “The Story of Daniel, Bel and the Dragon” after the design by Maarten van Heemskerck (aka Martin Heemskerk; Maarten van Veen) (1498–1574)—the Curator of the British Museum advises that a related drawing is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum (see BM inv. no. D,5.98)—published in Antwerp by Hieronymus Cock (aka Jérome Cock) (c1517/18–1570) and later by Theodoor Galle (aka Theodor Galle; Dirck Galle) (1571–1633).

Engraving on fine laid paper trimmed along the platemark and backed with a support sheet providing wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 20.2 x 25 cm; (image borderline) 19.4 x 24.8 cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (lower left) “10”; (lower centre) “H. Cock ex.”; (upper right corner) “.M./ Heemskerck/ inuentor”.

Lettered below the image borderline: (centre) “Qui Danieli periculum crearan [false addition of a “t”] in foueam conijciuntur, protinus[que] deuorantur. [(transl.) “Those who had created a danger to Daniel were thrown into the pit, and immediately devoured.”]

State i (of iii) a lifetime impression showing the publication details for Hieronymus Cock before the change of publisher to Theodoor Galle in the second state.

New Hollstein (Galle) 102 (Manfred Sellink & Marjolein Leesberg [comp.] 2001, “Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450–1700: Philips Galle”, Rotterdam, Sound and Vision, p. 141, cat. no. 102).

The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print: (transl.) “King Cyrus has the Babylonians who wanted to kill Daniel thrown into the lions' den. The men are immediately eaten by the lions. Daniel and Cyrus watch from the edge of the den. An explanatory text in Latin under the depiction. The print is part of an album” (http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.597143).

See also the description of this print in its second state offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_D-5-98.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression trimmed along the platemark and laid upon a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins. Beyond a restored tear at the edge at lower centre and a curious addition of the letter “t” in brown ink in the text line, the sheet is in a very good condition for its considerable age with no significant stains.

I am selling this marvellously strong lifetime impression from the first edition of the engraving as published by Hieronymus Cock in 1565—interestingly, this is the same year that Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted “The Harvesters”—for the total cost of AU$343 (currently US$230.03/EUR207.63/GBP175.28 at the time of posting this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU$343) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this remarkably fine engraving, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

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