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LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER (1472-1553)
The Penance of Saint John Chrysostom
engraving
1509
on laid paper, watermark Bull’s Head
a very fine, rare, early impression
printing strongly and clearly, with great contrasts, depth and much inky relief
trimmed to or fractionally inside the subject
with some repairs
the sheet window-mounted
Sheet 257 x 198 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified, initials FC or FE (?) in pencil verso (not in Lugt).
Ivan Iraklievitch Kuriss (d. circa 1900), Odessa (Lugt 2722).
John Malcolm (1805-1893), Poltalloch, Scotland, and London (without mark; see Lugt 1489); then by descent to his son, Col. John Wingfield Malcolm (d. 1902).
British Museum, London (Lugt 1780); acquired from the above in September 1895 as part of the Malcolm Collection; de-accessioned and with their duplicate stamp (Lugt 305); possibly C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 3-4 May 1927, lot 124.
With Tomas Harris (1908-1964), London (Lugt 4921); then by descent to his sisters Enriqueta Frankfort, Violetta Harris and Conchita Wolff.
Possibly with P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; on consignment from the above.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 1
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