Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543)
“Nine woodcut majuscule letters featuring
animals” (descriptive title only), 1522, printed and possibly cut by Curio
Valentine (fl.1522–34) in Basel according to the designs of Hans Holbein II
(see the collection of these alphabet letters in the Victoria & Albert
Museum: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/name/valentine-curio/AUTH339050/).
Woodcut on laid paper with letterpress
Latin text verso trimmed close to the image borderline.
Size of letter “Q”: (image borderline) 2.7
x 2.6 cm
Ref.: Oscar Jennings 1908, “Early
woodcut initials; containing over thirteen hundred reproductions of ornamental
letters of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, selected and annotated by
Oscar Jennings”, London, Methuen & Co., p.140.
Condition: well inked and well printed
early impressions showing minimal wear to the printing plate, trimmed with
thread margins to the image borderline in excellent condition (i.e. there are
no tears, holes, folds, abrasions, stains or foxing) with Latin text verso (as
published).
I am selling this set of nine strong
woodcut impressions executed in Michelangelo’s lifetime for AU$324 (i.e. AU$36
each) (US$228.64/EUR199.62/GBP178.93 at the time of this listing for the set)
including postage and handling to anywhere in the world.
If you are interested in purchasing these
amazing alphabet letters designed by one of the most famous portrait painters of
the 16th century (see Holbein’s “Portrait of Henry VIII of England”),
please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal
invoice to make the payment easy.
These prints have been sold
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