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Lot 422
Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494-1533), The First Prohibition
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Engraving on laid paper, circa 1529, sheet bears watermark of crowned coat of arms with capital 'L' flanked by two fleur-de-lys and Gothic letter "R" below, with stamps to verso, accompanied by frame, currently unframed.

Platemark 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.; Sheet Size 6 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.; DOA 10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.

Private Collection, Carrboro, NC

Lucas van Leyden's drawing, The Virgin, three-quarter length in frontal view, holding her left breast with her left hand while supporting the Christ Child with her right arm..., that is housed in the British Museum bears the same watermark.

Some nicks and small pieces of loss at sheet edges; pinhole upper right; some staining.

$400 - 800