Jules Jacquemart, “Jacob van Veen”, 1871, after Marten van Heemskerck

Jules Jacquemart (aka Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart) (1837–1880)

“Jacob van Veen”, 1871, after Maarten van Heemskerck’s (aka Martin Heemskerk;  Maarten van Veen) (1498–1574) portrait executed in 1532 of his father, Jacob Willemsz van Veen (1456–1535), in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (see https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436638 [inv. no 71.36]), printed by François Liénard (fl.c1860s–1880s) and published in Paris in the art periodical, “Gazette des Beaux-Arts”, 1^st January, 1872, between pages 34 and 35.

Etching on fine laid paper with full margins as published.

Size: (sheet) 27.5 x 18.2 cm; (plate) 19.8 x 14.8 cm (image borderline) 11 x 7.7 cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Marten ven Heemskerck, pinx./ Gazette des Beaux-Arts.”; (centre) “JACOB VAN VEEN/ Metropolitan Museum of art/ of New-York”; (right) “J.Jacquemart, sculp./ Imp. F^s. Liénard.”

Scratch inscribed in plate very faintly below the first line of the lettered text: “Jules Jacquemart aq. for. 1871”.

Beraldi 277 (Henri Béraldi 1889, “Les Graveurs du XIXe Siècle: Guide de l'Amateur d'Estampes Modernes: GUÉRIN–LACOSTE”, vol. VIII, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, p. 207, cat. no. 277).

See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1982-U-1277.   

Condition: a strong and well-printed (near faultless) impression with wide margins in a near pristine condition with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains or signs of handling.

I am selling this small and visually arresting etching translating Van Heemskerck’s portrait of his father into line, for AU$189 (equivalent to approximately US$121.08, EUR 108.23, or GBP 91.02 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$189).

If you are interested in purchasing this extraordinarily fine etching capturing the penetrating gaze of Maarten van Heemskerck’s father a few years before he died at what must have been the grand age at the time of seventy-nine, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

Philips Galle, “Cyrus showing Daniel the Bel Idol”, 1565, after Maarten van Heemskerck

Philips Galle (aka Philippus Gallaeus: Philippe Galle) (1537–1612)

“Cyrus showing Daniel the Bel Idol”, 1565, the second plate from the series of ten engravings, “The Story of Daniel, Bel and the Dragon” (New Hollstein 226–235) after the design by Maarten van Heemskerck (aka Martin Heemskerk; Maarten van Veen) (1498–1574), initially published in Antwerp by Hieronymus Cock (aka Jérome Cock) (c1517/18–1570) and later (as is the case with this impression) 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) 20.7 x 25.3 cm; (image borderline) 19.7 x 25.1 cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (right of centre) “Martinus van heemskerck inuentor”; (right) “Theodor. Galle excu. 2”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “Rex Danielem ad Belum ducit ostendens quam multa comedat bibatq[ue]” (The king takes Daniel to Bel, showing him how much he eats and drinks).

New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (227.II); Riggs 1977 / Hieronymus Cock, Printmaker and Publisher (140)

The British Museum offers the following description of this print: “Cyrus showing Daniel the Bel idol; before the statue is a banquet table and a line of servants carry food and drink; after Heemskerck. 1565” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_D-5-86).

Condition: a strong and well-printed (near faultless) impression trimmed along the platemark and laid upon a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins. The sheet is in a near pristine condition for its considerable age with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or stains.

I am selling this marvellously strong impression for the total cost of AU $298 (currently US $185.13/ EUR 179.89/ GBP 151.79 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 $298) 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.

This print has been sold

 

Harmen Jansz. Muller, “Hirah the Adullamite with the Kid”, c.1566, after Maarten van Heemskerck (2nd copy)

Harmen Jansz. Muller (1540–1617)

“Hirah the Adullamite with the Kid” (aka “Hirah the Adullamite with the Kid, inquiring for the Harlot”; “Judah Orders Hira to Search for the Prostitute”; “Juda geeft Chira de opdracht om de prostituee te zoeken”), c.1566, after a drawing by Maarten van Heemskerck (aka Maarten van Veen; Martin Heemskerk) (1498–1574), plate 2 from the series of 4 engravings, “History of Judah and Tamar”, published by Claes Jansz. Visscher (II) (1586–1652) in Amsterdam between 1643 and 1646.

Engraving on fine laid paper with handwritten notes in brown ink by an old hand in the margin, backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 26.9 x 31.5cm; (plate) 21.1 x 26.5cm; (image borderline) 19.6 x 25.9cm.

Inscribed in plate within the image borderline: (lower right corner) “2/ MH [interlaced] eemskerck Inuen/ HMVL [interlaced] fe,”.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: “HAVD MORA PROMISSIS STAT IVDAS MITTIT ET HOEDVM AT SCORTVM HOC HÆSISSE LOCO CVNCTI ORE NEGABA[N]T/ Gene. 38.20.”

State ii (of ii) with the addition of the plate number “2”.

New Hollstein (Muller) 6 (Ger Luijten & Christiaan Schuckman [eds.] 1999, “The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450–1700: The Muller Dynasty”, vol. 1, Rotterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet, p. 87, cat. no. 6); New Hollstein (Heemskerck) 40 (Ilja Veldman [comp.] 1993–94, “The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450–1700: Maarten van Heemskerck”, vol. 1, Roosendaal, Koninklijke Van Poll, p. 51, cat. no. 40).

The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print (state ii): (transl.) “Judah orders his friend Hira to give a billy goat as a payment to the prostitute while pointing out the departing Tamar. Hira holds the goat under his arm and will search for the prostitute, but not find her. At the bottom of the margin a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Gen. 38:20” (http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.552731).

See also the description of this print at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/632500.

Condition: a well-printed impression showing no sign of wear to the printing plate with wide margins and handwritten notes by an old hand in brown ink in the margin. Beyond a replenished spot in the upper margin at right, the sheet is in a good condition with no and is laid onto a support sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper.

I am selling this exceedingly rare print executed by the father of Jan Harmensz. Muller for AU $323 in total (currently US $202.34/ EUR 197.44/ GBP 165.71 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 $323) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this fascinating scene of a father-in-law (the figure pointing) who slept with his daughter-in-law (the young woman with a staff at left) after mistaking her for a prostitute—perfectly understandable as mistakes happen!—directing his friend to deliver a billy goat as payment for her services with the hope of having the security on her services returned (viz. his seal, its cord, and staff), please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy. (My apologies if my account of the Biblical story of Judah and Tamar [Genesis 38] has too many inaccuracies.)

Note that this is the second impression of this print that I have listed. The previous copy has been sold.

This print has been sold

Philips Galle, “Daniel Refuses to Worship Bel”, 1565, after Maarten van Heemskerck

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

“Daniel Refuses to Worship Bel”, 1565, the first plate from the series of 10 plates, “The story of Daniel, Bel and the Dragon” (New Hollstein 226–235) after the design by Maarten van Heemskerck (aka Martin Heemskerk; Maarten van Veen) (1498–1574)—a related drawing is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum—initially published in Antwerp by Hieronymus Cock (aka Jérome Cock) (c1517/18–1570) and later (as is the case with this impression) 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) 20.6 x 25.2cm; (image borderline) 19.8 x 25cm.

Inscribed in plate along the lower edge: (left) “Martinus van heemskerck/ inuentor/ Theodorus Galle excudeba”; (centre) “Daniel Regi suo Cijro declara se simulachra manufacta non coler” (Daniel declared to his king Cyrus that he would not worship man-made images); (right) “^.1^.”.

New Hollstein 93 (Manfred Sellink & Marjolein Leesberg [comp.] 2001, “Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450–1700: Philips Galle”, Rotterdam, Sound and Vision, cat. no. 93).

The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print: (transl.) “King Cyrus accuses Daniel of not honouring the god Bel. He asks his priests to prove that Bel does indeed eat the food that is laid out for him every night. In front of the throne, two jesters are playing on the ground. On the right are the priests, on the left is Daniel, who points to the temple of Bel.” (https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200384738).

See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_D-5-85 (inv. D,5.85).

Condition: a strong and well-printed (near faultless) impression trimmed along the platemark and laid upon a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins. The sheet is in a near pristine condition for its considerable age with no tears, holes, folds, abrasions or stains.

Note that an earlier backing sheet supporting this impression (since replaced) had the collector’s stamp of the Veste Coburg (Castle of Coburg) collection.
Based on information about this stamp offered by the British Museum (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG180134), I understand that this particular print was sold at the C G Boerner's auction of 10 May 1929.

I am selling this marvellously strong impression for the total cost of AU $343 (currently US $213.11/ EUR 204.78/ GBP 169.77 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.

This print has been sold

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.

This print has been sold