75 5712 Portraits Frisius S W ±1580 1629
75/5712 [Portraits]. Frisius, S.W. (±1580-1629). Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Praecipuae Germaniae Inferioris Effigies. Lot of 14 (of 24) engr. and etched portraits, printed by H. HONDIUS, each ±20,3x12,2 cm., 1610.

= The complete series, published in 3 parts, contains 72 portraits, 24 of which are engraved by Simon Frisius (see: N. Orenstein, Hendrick Hondius and the Business of Prints in Seventeenth-Century Holland, p.73ff). Comprises: Abraham Bloemaert (New Hollstein 159), Joachim Bueckelaer (NH 160), Hendrick van Cleef (NH 161), Michiel Coxie (NH 162, sm. wormhole), Adam Elsheimer (NH 164), Maarten van Heemskerck (NH 166), Joris Hoefnagel (NH 167), Hans Holbein (NH 168), Michiel van Mierevelt (NH 169), Gillis Mostaert (NH 172), Gerrit Pietersz.(NH 173), Christian van den Queborne (NH 174), Johannes Stradanus (NH 175) and Joos van Winghe (NH 179).

AND 5 others, incl. 3 others from the same series: Cornelis Ketel (NH 111, by H. HONDIUS), Floris Claesz. van Dijck (NH 112 by HONDIUS) and Otto van Veen (attrib. to R. DE BAUDOUS, Hollstein 178 (Frisius)) and 2 portraits by S. FRISIUS from the series of Celebrated propagators of religion: Jacob Kimedoncius (NH 195, 1st state (of 2)) and Georg Mayr (NH 197, 1st state of 2).

€ (600-800)