Hans Sebald Beham

The Judgment of Paris

Details

Bartsch VIII, 153, no. 89; Pauli 92 II (of II); Hollstein 92 II (of II). Provenance:
Collection of the Princes d’Arenberg, Brussels and Nordkirchen, stamped on the reverse (Lugt 567);
Unidentified collector’s stamp “FE” on the reverse (not in Lugt).

Description

Sheet 10 from the series: The Passion. Good, strong, albeit somewhat later impression with faint smudge marks and slightly printed with tone. With borderlines on two sides. The upper and lower margins approx. 1 cm altered and the borderlines and the image partially replaced in pen. Lehrs knows about 60 copies. – Paper somewhat darkened. Paper thinning and a tiny hole on the reverse in the right margin. Restored loss in lower right margin. Remains and traces of former mounting on the reverse, otherwise still in good condition.

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