Etching. Ca. 1631. Size: 85 x 79 mm, later 53 x 51 mm. Surface: 67, resp. 27 cm2. Signed with a monogram in the upper left, very faint RH, not dated.
The copperplate was not in one of the early sales or collections and is almost certainly not anymore in existence.
In auctions (2000-2025): not seen in auctions
In collections (New Hollstein 2013): extremely rare Early: 4 ⦿⦿⦿⦿⦿⦿
Catalogue Nowell-Usticke (1967): Rejected
This print is rejected by most authors, but accepted by the New Hollstein. Middleton, Rovinsky and Münz attribute the print to Johannes van Vliet.
States
NH and WB list two states. In the 2nd state the plate is drastically reduced, cutting of the monogram. The outline of the fur cap is strengthened.
There are only two impressions of each state known, both in the Bibliothèque Nationale and the British Museum.
In the 1st state: Single-headed eagle A.a;
Literature
H 64, BB Rej 79, G -, M18, Mz 300, RA 335-336, Cl -, W -, Bl -, Du -, Do –
