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October 2, 2010

Rudolphine Mannerism: A SPLENDID SUITE OF OLD MASTER ENGRAVINGS

Triumph of the Martyrs. 1591, Aegidius I & Joannes I Sadeler excudit, Martin de Vos figuravit, Crispin de Passe sculpsit. Ref: Hollstein XLIV, p. 55, 212-222. Small Folio 28 x 19, cm., The whole bound in contemporary vellum and gilt, slight soiling to t.p., but overall a very good copy of the complete and very rare suite of engravings. NO RECORDS IN THE ABPC. Worldcat apparantly does not list a copy. SOLD

This rare suite contains all 13 engravings of the Triumphus Martyrum . According to Hollstein, these are the only engravings after Marteen de Vos published by Aegidius I Sadeler and his brother Johann I. [Ref: Soares, Ernesto. Inventario Da Coleccao de Estampas. Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa, Vol I, pg 244]