SCHELTE ADAMS BOLSWERT
A Bacchanal of Children, circa 1545-50
After MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564)
Dark red chalk used in a silverpoint manner, on light tan paper
281 x 405 mm.; 11 x 16 inches
Watermark: Ladder in a Circle (Roberts watermark Ladder-B)
Madonna and Child and Saint with Two Angels, about 1680
Red chalk on a green-blue paper, with rounded top
422 x 275 mm.; 16 5/8 x10 7/8 inches
Das Sonnenweib und der siebenköpfige Drache, 1511
The Apocalyptic Women (from The Apocalypse)
Woodcut: from the Latin text edition of 1511
367 x 274 mm.; 14 ½ x 10 ¾ inches
References:
Bartsch 71
Meder, Hollstein 173
Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 121
Saint George and the Dragon (2nd State), c. 1600
Woodcut
528 x 364 mm.; 20 7/8 x 14 3/8 inches
The Great Jewish Bride, about 1635
Etching, dry point and burin
221 x 167 mm.; 8 11/16 x 6 9/16 inches
Watermark:
Strasbourg Lily Ash/Fletcher No. 36-A.LB.a
References:
Bartsch, Hollstein 340
Hind 127-V/V
BB 35-C
The Singers (4th State), 1667
Etching, printed with tone
240 x 190 mm.; 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
Vedute di Roma (3rd State), 1748
Views of Rome: Frontispiece with Statue of Minerva
Etching
498 x 631 mm.; 20 x 25 1/4 inches
Bellos Consejos (1st edition), 1799
Wonderful Advice (Los Caprichos, Plate 15)
Etching, burnished aquatint and burin on laid paper
215 x 150 mm.; 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches
