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Lot 40: Hans Caspar Lang , Schaffhausen 1571 - 1645 the Im Thurn arms and another design, with two prints by Tobias Stimmer, depicting fame, and a couple presented to a king a) pen and black ink over traces of black chalk, the panels of glass indicated with

Est: $4,000 USD - $6,000 USD
Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USJanuary 28, 2009

Item Overview

Description

a) pen and black ink over traces of black chalk, the panels of glass indicated with touches of red wash; inscribed in cartouche: Die Im Thurn ; b) pen and black ink, partly indented for transfer; signed and dated, lower right: 15... / HCLang ; bears pen marks in black ink and numbering in red chalk, verso : 34 Quantity: 4

Dimensions

measurements note a) 182 by 153 mm, silhouetted; b) 188 by 148 mm; the prints 152 by 146 mm and 130 by 163 mm

Literature

a) P. Boesch, 'Hans Caspar Lang von Schaffhausen', in Schaffhauser Beiträge zur vaterländischen Geschichte, vol. 25, 1948, no. 149;
b) Idem, no. 27

Provenance

a) and b) D. Schindler (L.793);
a) Paravicini, Basel;
P. Ganz, Basel, 1921

Auction Details

Old Master Drawings

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Sotheby's
January 28, 2009, 12:00 PM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US