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The river-god Peneus seated on rocks in a waterfall at left, surrounded by other water-gods and nymphs; after Hendrik Goltzius. 1589
Lettered in lower margin with four lines of Latin in two columns by Estius: "Æmonio manans Pindo Peneus ... / ... Apidanumque senem.".
Reference:
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (532-551)
Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (III.105.15)
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (10-61; 508-559)
This is a second state with double numbering.
A good impression on laid paper with watermark (fools head with bell's). Complete with full plate border and good margins. The print is in good condition.
An early work drawn by Goltzius en engraved in his workshop. Print from the first series of scenes from the Metamorphoses whose design occupied Goltzius about 1589. The design sketches for this prints are recorded in some of the greatest museums.
Goltzius made the drawings as designs for the prints. He probably also surveyed the engraving process by a member of his workshop and was involved in the publishing of the series. The mannerist style is at it's best here. 66036561
