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A Musketeer from the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II

De Gheyn II, Jacob (1565-1629, Dutch) after Goltzius, Hendrick (1558-1617, Dutch)

Engraving

Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629)  A Musketeer from the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II, 1587

Jacob de Gheyn II
A Musketeer from the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolph II

Description

Date: 1587
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: 213 x 155 mm.   8 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.
References: Hollstein 358, first state of three; New Hollstein 181, first state of two
Watermark: Partial watermark of an eagle with a bishop’s crozier, similar to Briquet 1371.
Provenance: P&D Colnaghi and Co., Ltd., London; 1977 to David Tunick, Inc., New York