Cornelis Bos Lot n° 243

Cornelis Bos (1506 or 1510 Bois-le-Duc - Groningen around 1564) - Reason and Justice Copper engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck on laid paper with watermark "Crowned jug with double flower" (cf. Briquet no. 12636). (1537). 26.8 x 21.4 cm (sheet size). Hollstein 71. Outstanding, strong and slightly toned impression. The depiction refers to a triptych by Maarten van Heemskerck, which the artist executed for the town hall in Haarlem and which has survived in fragmentary form. The design drawing in grisaille painting is now kept in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Trimmed close to the platemark. - A brown stain in the upper left corner. A tiny paper damage in the upper right corner, otherwise in good condition. Rare! Provenance: Collection Heinrich Brockhaus (1804-1874), Leipzig, since then in family possession.Taxation: differential taxation (VAT: Margin Scheme)ne ony lots.