73/4859
Bruegel the Elder, P. (1526-1569).
Faith (Fides).
Copperengr. attributed to PH. GALLE, from the series of The seven Virtues, 1559-1560, 21,8x28,5 cm., "Brugel Inv.", "Cock exc" and "Fides maxime à nobis conservande est praecipue in religionem (...)" in the plate.
- Cut on/ just outside the borderline. Outer margins laid down on paper; lower margin vaguely foxed, especially near the engr. captions, verso worse.
= New Hollstein 13.1 (w. the address of Cock); Bastelaer 132; Lebeer 31.1; Hollstein 132. The first state (of 2). The first of the series of 7 virtues. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXXVI.
€ (1.000-1.500) 2000