Lot 18: Hans Caspar Lang , Schaffhausen 1571 - 1645 design with john the baptist and john the evangelist, scenes from the life of john the baptist above Pen and black ink and gray wash; horizontal crease; signed (partly in monogram) and dated, lower center:

Pen and black ink and gray wash; horizontal crease; signed (partly in monogram) and dated, lower center: 1595. / HCLang in Freÿburg

measurements note 407 by 314 mm

D. Schindler (L.793);
purchased 1921

It seems that Lang spent approximately three years in Freiburg im Breisgau, circa 1593-6. It is interesting that there the armorial shield was left blank. While it is perfectly reasonable to make such decorative surrounds without a specific commission in mind, it is usually assumed that the saints and subsidiary scenes within the composition were selected for their specific significance to the patrons. See also lot 10.