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AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER ( CIRCA 1525-1569) AND AFTER HANS BOL (1534-1593) BY PETER VAN DER HEYDEN ( CIRCA 1530-AFTER 1569)
The Four Seasons
AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER ( CIRCA 1525-1569) AND AFTER HANS BOL (1534-1593) BY PETER VAN DER HEYDEN ( CIRCA 1530-AFTER 1569) The Four Seasons the complete set of four engravings, 1570, Spring and Summer after Bruegel, Autumn and Winter after Bol, on laid paper, watermark Hand with a Flower (Haewood 2534, dated 1559), a very fine, uniform set of rich and warm impressions, printing with great clarity and depth, with a very light plate tone, all first state (of two), published by Hieronymus Cock Antwerp, 1570, with his address and the date, with smaller to wide margins on all sides, some minor time staining at the sheet edges, in very good, original condition Plate 227 x 286 mm., Sheet 260 x 302 mm. ( Spring ) Plate 223 x 282 mm., Sheet 258 x 344 mm. ( Summer ) Plate 223 x 283 mm., Sheet 260 x 295 mm. ( Autumn ) Plate 222 x 284 mm., Sheet 264 x 295 mm. ( Winter ) (4)