Bloteling (Abraham, 1640-1690). Self Portrait of Anne Killigrew circa 1680's, mezzotint by Bloteling after Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), a rich impression of the second (final) state, printing with effective contrasts, on fine laid paper with a partially visible letters watermark, with margins, a short repaired tear and a short tear at the lower sheet edge, a nick and and the extreme corner tip lower right lost, otherwise generallly in good condition, plate size 26.1 x 18.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/4 ins), sheet size 32 x 22 cm (12 1/2 x 8 5/8 ins), together with Head of a bearded beggar in profile, facing right, etching after Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), a very good, clear impression, presumably on laid paper, with a narrow margin at bottom, otherwise retaining a blank fillet of paper around the borderline, laid down on card, a small hole at the upper sheet edge, sheet size 27.2 x 20.8 cm (10 3/4 x 8 1/8 ins) Provenance: Christopher Mendez, London. Hollstein 176 (Self Portrait of Anne Killigrew . Anne Killigrew (1660–1685) was an English poet and painter, extolled by contemporaries as 'A Grace for beauty, and a Muse for wit.' Killigrew's poems were circulated in manuscript and published posthumously in 1686 after she died from smallpox at the age of just 25.
Bloteling (Abraham, 1640-1690). Self Portrait of Anne Killigrew circa 1680's, mezzotint by Bloteling after Anne Killigrew (1660-1685), a rich impression of the second (final) state, printing with effective contrasts, on fine laid paper with a partially visible letters watermark, with margins, a short repaired tear and a short tear at the lower sheet edge, a nick and and the extreme corner tip lower right lost, otherwise generallly in good condition, plate size 26.1 x 18.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/4 ins), sheet size 32 x 22 cm (12 1/2 x 8 5/8 ins), together with Head of a bearded beggar in profile, facing right, etching after Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), a very good, clear impression, presumably on laid paper, with a narrow margin at bottom, otherwise retaining a blank fillet of paper around the borderline, laid down on card, a small hole at the upper sheet edge, sheet size 27.2 x 20.8 cm (10 3/4 x 8 1/8 ins) Provenance: Christopher Mendez, London. Hollstein 176 (Self Portrait of Anne Killigrew . Anne Killigrew (1660–1685) was an English poet and painter, extolled by contemporaries as 'A Grace for beauty, and a Muse for wit.' Killigrew's poems were circulated in manuscript and published posthumously in 1686 after she died from smallpox at the age of just 25.
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