Lot 23: Hieronymus Lang , Schaffhausen circa 1520 - 1582 the reyger arms flanked by a banner bearer and venus, companies of infantry and cavalry above Pen and black ink; vertical crease; inscribed in scroll : G.G G.G. and lower center: Balthus Reyger 1555. ,

Pen and black ink; vertical crease; inscribed in scroll : G.G G.G. and lower center: Balthus Reyger 1555. , also with color notes across the banner

measurements note 318 by 217 mm

Zürich, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Alte Glasmalerei der Schweiz, 1945-6, catalogue by W. Hugelshofer, no. 274

Hans Caspar Lang, his monogram in brown ink, verso: HCL;
Engel-Gros, circa 1920;
sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 19-20 December 1921, lot 61

The device of the coat of arms placed between the figures of a banner bearer and Venus also appears in the splendid design by Daniel Lang in this collection (lot 10) as well as in another, dated 1556, published by Thöne in 1939.υ1 Little is known of the patron, Balthasar Reyger, named at the bottom of the sheet, although as he does not bear the traditional Swiss dagger, it seems he was not a native of the Swiss Confederation. He may have come from Klettgau, where Hieronymus Lang regularly received commissions. The color notes suggest that the banner should be red and white striped, perhaps signifying an Austrian origin, and the flags carried by the infantry at the top of the composition appear to be similar, though with the addition of the St. Andrew's cross. The inscription, G.G G.G., appears to be an abbreviation of the motto Gott gibt gut Glück. 1. F. Thöne, 'Ein Bildnis des Glasmalers Hieronymus Lang und einige Beiträge zu seiner und seines Sohnes Daniel Tätigkeit', in Zeitschrift für schweizerische Archäologie und Kunstgeschichte, 1, 1939, plate 19, fig. 4