Jost Amman, “July”, c.1573

Jost Amman (aka Jost Ammon) (1539–1591)

“July”, c.1573, from the series of twelve plates in the format of semicircular segments, “The Months with Signs of the Zodiac” (aka “Les douze mois de l’année”), that I understand may have been designed for goldsmiths to use “in the decoration of the area bordering the rim of a bowl” (see https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1845-0809-1596).

Etching on fine laid paper trimmed around the image borderline and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (extremities of curved sheet) 6 x 26.7 cm.

New Hollstein (German) e.121; Andresen 1.168.192

The British Museum offers the following description of this print: “July/ Leo; segment of a circle with a stag hunt, two women on horseback on the far right, on the left a field being harvested. Leo as a lion in the clouds, top left./ Etching” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1845-0809-1603).

Condition: a richly inked and well-printed impression, trimmed around the image borderline and laid onto a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing larger margins. Beyond thinning in areas, a few losses and restored holes, the sheet is in relatively good condition for its considerable age.

I am selling this remarkable fine lifetime impression of an exceptionally rare etching, for AU$383 (equivalent to approximately US$243.56, EUR 232.80, or GBP 192.77 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 are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$383).

If you are interested in purchasing this fascinating image of everyday activities associated with July in Germany in the late 1500s by one of the most famous of the old master printmakers, 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