Jan van der Straet, known as "Stradanus" (1523-1605) Pygmies - Lot 168

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Jan van der Straet, known as "Stradanus" (1523-1605) Pygmies - Lot 168
Jan van der Straet, known as "Stradanus" (1523-1605) Pygmies on goats hunting cranes, c. 1596 Engraving on fine paper. Numbered in the plate below the edge of the image: (left) "80" Inscribed in the plate inside the edge of the image: (bottom left) "Ioan. Stradanus inuent."; (bottom center) "Adr. Collaert Sculp."; "Ioan. Galle excud." Dimensions: + Sheet size: 20 x 26.8 cm / 7.8 x 10.5 in. Illustration from "Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium. Pugnae Bestiarorum" ("With wild beasts, birds, fish"), the famous series of hunting engravings by Jean Stradanus, printed in Antwerp in 1585. The first edition printed in Antwerp around 1585, before the printing of the address title "Antverpiae, apud Joannem Gallacum" published by Galle, included 43 unnumbered plates, all engraved by Galle, with a dedication page to Cosimo de Medici. After this edition, the series was extended to 104 plates engraved by A. Collaert, J. Collaert, C. Galle I and C. de Mallery. Condition: In fair condition with some creases, stains and tears in the border margins. The paper is trimmed and slightly yellowed. Otherwise well inked, with very detailed lines. Unframed. Published by Phil's. Galle, Antwerp. Phil's. Galle, Antwerp.
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