Aegidius Sadeler II, “Landscape with Crossed Tree Trunks”, c. 1610, after Pieter Stevens II

Aegidius Sadeler II (also known as Ægedius Sadeler, Egidius Sadeler, Gillis Sadeler, and Gillis Sadler) (1568–1629)

“Landscape with Crossed Tree Trunks” (TIB title) (also known as “Landscape with Mountain Stream” [Rijksmuseum] and “Landscape with a Torrent” [MET]), c. 1610 (1597–1629)

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching and engraving on buff laid paper with a partial watermark and a small margin around the platemark. This is a lifetime impression of state i (of iii)—prior to the addition of Marco Sadeler’s name (fl. 1660s) as publisher in the second state, and before its erasure in the third state.

The print is based on a lost drawing by Pieter Stevens II (c. 1567–after 1626), and it is the second plate in the eight-part series “Eight Bohemian Riverscapes and Landscapes.” 

The impression is strong, crisp, and well-printed, showing no signs of wear to the printing plate. Aside from some pencil notations on the verso from past collectors, the sheet is in near-pristine condition, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or significant stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 21.5 x 29.5 cm
• Platemark: 20.2 x 28.6 cm
• Image borderline: 19.2 x 28.5 cm

In-Plate Lettering:

• Lower left in the writing edge: “ÆG: Sadeler excud:”
• Lower left of centre within the image: “Pe. S. In.”

References:

• TIB 7201.276 S4 (Isabelle de Ramaix, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Ægedius Sadeler II”, vol. 72, Part 1 [Supplement], 1997, New York, Abaris Books, p. 80, cat. no. [7201].276 S4)
• Hollstein 256 (Dieuwke de Hoop Scheffer [comp.], “Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450-1700: Aegidius Sadeler to Raphael Sadeler II: text” vol 21, 1982, Amsterdam, Van Gendt & Co, p. 53, cat. no. 256)
• “Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/730707  
• Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200247391  

Price & Shipping:

AU$462 (approximately US$316.39 / €274.24 / £239.18), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this superb engraving—an early, lifetime impression in near-pristine condition—by one of the most important Flemish Mannerist printmakers, please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I’ll be happy to send a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.

This print has been sold 

Isaak Major, “Chapel at the River”, c. 1610, after Pieter Stevens II

Isaak Major (also known as Issak Mayor) (c. 1576–1630)

“Chapel at the River,” circa 1610 (1586–1630)

Technical Details & Condition:

Engraving on fine laid paper trimmed close to the platemark.

This print is based on a drawing by Pieter Stevens II (c. 1567–after 1626), (see this drawing online in the Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200118785), from the series “Ten Landscapes”, published by Marco Sadeler (fl.1660s).

The impression is strong, and well-printed, showing no signs of wear to the printing plate. The left margin has been replenished beyond the platemark, and the sheet is professionally supported on tissue-thin archival (Kozo) washi paper.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 24.2 x 18.5 cm
• Image borderline: 22.8 x 17.6 cm

In-Plate Lettering (below the image borderline):

• Left: “Marco Sadeler excudit.”

References:

• Hollstein 18 (FWH Hollstein, “German engravings, etchings and woodcuts c.1400–1700: Erasmus Loy to Jakob Mayr,” vol. 23, p. 176, cat. no. 18)
• Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200228335

Price & Shipping:

AU$402 (approximately US$276.30 / €240.05 / £208.37), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this sublime landscape—an evocative example of German Mannerism, with an almost electric stormy energy that captures the spirit of the period—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will gladly send a PayPal invoice for a smooth, secure transaction.  

Aegidius Sadeler II, “Hunters Resting near Three Trees”, after Pieter Stevens II

Aegidius Sadeler II (also known as Ægedius Sadeler, Egidius Sadeler, Gillis Sadeler, and Gillis Sadler) (1568–1629)

“Hunters Resting near Three Trees” (TIB title) or, as titled in plate, “Marécage près de Bâle en Suisse” (Marsh near Basel in Switzerland), c. 1620 (1586–1629)

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching and engraving on fine laid paper, trimmed with a narrow margin around the image borderline. The sheet has been professionally supported on archival washi paper, with restorations to the edges. 

This print is based on a drawing by Pieter Stevens II (c. 1567–after 1626), housed in the Museo Civico, Bassano del Grappa. It is the fifth plate from the series “Eight landscapes from Bohemia.” This impression is from the fourth and final state, lettered with the title, “Marécage près de Bâle en Suisse.” It was initially published by Aegidius Sadeler, later by Marco Sadeler (fl. 1660s), and—as with this impression—by Jean François Daumont (fl. 1740–1775) in Paris during the 1700s.

The impression is strong, crisp, and well-printed, showing no signs of wear to the printing plate. The upper right corner of the sheet has been replenished, as have areas along the lower writing edge, with careful restoration.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 17.3 x 26.2 cm
• Image Borderline: 15.9 x 25.6 cm

In-Plate Lettering (below the image borderline):

• Left: “Gravé par Sadeler.”
• Centre: “Marécage près de Bâle en Suisse.”
• Right: “A Paris chés Daumont”

References:

• TIB 7201.276 S4 (Isabelle de Ramaix, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Ægedius Sadeler II”, vol. 72, Part 1 [Supplement], 1997, New York, Abaris Books, p. 80, cat. no. [7201].276 S4)
• Hollstein 267 (Dieuwke de Hoop Scheffer [comp.], “Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450-1700: Aegidius Sadeler to Raphael Sadeler II: text” vol 21, 1982, Amsterdam, Van Gendt & Co, p. 110, cat. no. 267)
• “Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/720134
• Rijksmuseum: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200247402

Price & Shipping:

AU$281 (approximately US$194.96 / €168.63 / £146.03), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties (if any) are the buyer’s responsibility.

If you are interested in acquiring this finely executed and luminous view of a marsh near Basel in Switzerland—animated with figures engaged in their daily pursuits—please contact me at oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I will be happy to send a PayPal invoice for a smooth and secure transaction.

This print has been sold

Circle of Marco Sadeler, “The Massacre of the Innocents”, c.1660, after Aegidius Sadeler II

Unidentified engraver from the circle of Marco Sadeler (aka Marcus Sadeler; Marc Sadeler) (fl.1660s), “The Massacre of the Innocents” (aka “Infanticide in Bethlehem”), c.1660, copy in the reverse direction after Aegidius Sadeler II’s (aka Ægedius Sadeler; Egidius Sadeler; Gillis Sadeler; Gillis Sadler) (c.1570–1629) engraving of the same composition (TIB 7201.036), that, in turn, is a copy in reverse after (possibly) Philippe Thomassin (1562–1622) reproducing Jacopo Tintoretto’s (aka Jacopo Robusti) (1519–1594) painting at the Scuola of San Rocco, Venice, published by Marco Sadeler.

Engraving on laid paper backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 24.9 x 29.8cm; (plate) 21.4 x 25.9cm; (image borderline) 19.2 x 25.4cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (left) “Jacobus Tinctoretus [sic] Ïnuentor.”; (center in three columns of two lines) “Pvgna ardet …/ …// …// …// …/ … inualidos”; (right) “Marco Sadeler excudit.”

TIB 7201.036 C2 (Isabelle de Ramaix [ed.] 1997, “The Illustrated Bartsch: Ægidius Sadeler II”, vol. 72, Part 1 [Supplement]), New York, Abaris Books, p. 59, cat. no. [7201] .036 C2).

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression. There is a wormhole in the text lines at lower right and a replenished hairline printer’s crease in the lower centre, otherwise the sheet is in a good condition with no tears or significant stains and has been laid onto a sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper.

I am selling this sensitively executed engraving reproducing Tintoretto’s famous oil painting (see https://www.wga.hu/html_m/t/tintoret/3b/3ground/4massac.html) —interestingly, the engraving portrays the arm of the woman protecting her child in the foreground at centre, whereas her arm in Tintoretto’s painting is cropped at the lower edge of the painting and possibly, as the Web of Art proposes (see URL above), “Tintoretto may have attached an arm made of plaster or stucco to the picture, as many Baroque painters later did”—for the total cost of AU$279 (currently US$177.41/EUR163.06/GBP136.90 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$279) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this minutely detailed engraving published in the 1660s, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print is still available