Hendrik Goltzius (1558 - 1617)

THE DRAGON DEVOURING THE COMPANIONS OF CADMUS, after Cornelis van Haarlem. 1588. Strauss 261i (of iv), Hollstein 310i (of iv). Engraving, 253 x 318 mm (9 15/16 x 12 1/2”) plus narrow margins on paper with a watermark of a Fleur-de-lys in a shield with the letters WR. A fine, rich impression of the first state of four. A few thin areas on verso, sign of an old vertical centerfold visible on verso, a tiny rust stain and tiny rubbed area in the image.

Provenance: L. P. Terry (Lugt 2389); Leo Steinberg.

The painting by Cornelis van Haarlem (1562 - 1638) is in the National Gallery in London.

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