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Early German and Flemish Woodeuts.—Part I.
Purcliased at tlie Weigel sale, 1872. Eeproduction, W. u. Z. i, p. 156. There are
two other cuts of the same desigu, Schr. 1539-10, which differ verv slightly from this.
Keproduction of latter (at Munich) Schmidt, no. 25.
A 93.
ST. JEROME.
Scbr. 1513 ; W. u. Z. 87. W.—D SC.
The saint, in cardinaFs costume, witli a clouble nimbus, sits in front of
a reading-desk with a Gothic tabernacle over it, and draws a thorn from
the 1. foot of a lion, which sits upright before him. In the background is
a Gothic cloister with an arch in front and at the end, ancl rectangular
windows on the farther sicle. There is no hatching. The border is single.
[268 X 200.] Well printed in a strong black inh, and well preserved. Colours:
erimson lake, pink, yeliow, grey, yellowisli green. Margin T3—5T uncoloured. Water-
mark, Gothic P.
Purchased at the Weigel sale, 1872.
A 94.
ST. JEROME.
Sclir. 1516; W. u. Z. 21. W.—C 13.
The saint, in cardinal’s costume, with a single nimbus, sits, turning
slightly to 1., and draws a thorn from the 1. foot of a lion, wlnch sits
upright before him. Behind t-he lion is a steep rock with two trees near
the top. R. of St. Jerome is a desk on which a book lies open. A lantern
is suspended from a bracket over it. The folds of the drapery are rounded
and fall into loops and other unusual forms. There is no hatching. The
border is double, but the inner Hne, botli 1. and r., turns off into the
design, so that the lower part, on botli sides, is single.
[197 X 130.] Tlie border has broken away iu several places. Indistinct impression
in a heavv, black ink. Colours: carmine, pink, red lead, vellow, verdigris green, grev.
Margin [5-10] uncoloured.
The narne of tlie saint has been inscribed in MS. by four different hands.
Purchasod at the Weigel sale, 1872. Formerly described as a metal cut.
A 95.
ST. JEROME.
Schr. 1517. W.—D 89.
St. Jerome kneels r. looking up at a crucifix, which is planted on a rock
at a higher level 1. He has a nimbus with clouble rim, and a bearcl, and
wears a long tunic, confined at the waist by a belt, but open at the breast.
He holds a stone in his r. hand. A boolc with a scourge on it and the
cardinal’s hat lie on the ground near his feet, where the lion lies curled up.
A wood is seen in the middle distance r., and a castle stands on a rock
beyond it. On a scroll near the top of the print r. are the words ;—
Samtc gTcrontmc ova i? nobts.
On a long scroll which starts from St. Jerome’s head and descends to
the r. lower corner of the print are tlie following words:—j&tut JmfUo
stttcbtbo htuf aq’altttU f.tro sy btOfhtt m tlla tto.v tr’rtbtT I attvtV
mcts tsottavr ^ttvgttr mo’tm tirmtr att tuOtfttt,
Early German and Flemish Woodeuts.—Part I.
Purcliased at tlie Weigel sale, 1872. Eeproduction, W. u. Z. i, p. 156. There are
two other cuts of the same desigu, Schr. 1539-10, which differ verv slightly from this.
Keproduction of latter (at Munich) Schmidt, no. 25.
A 93.
ST. JEROME.
Scbr. 1513 ; W. u. Z. 87. W.—D SC.
The saint, in cardinaFs costume, witli a clouble nimbus, sits in front of
a reading-desk with a Gothic tabernacle over it, and draws a thorn from
the 1. foot of a lion, which sits upright before him. In the background is
a Gothic cloister with an arch in front and at the end, ancl rectangular
windows on the farther sicle. There is no hatching. The border is single.
[268 X 200.] Well printed in a strong black inh, and well preserved. Colours:
erimson lake, pink, yeliow, grey, yellowisli green. Margin T3—5T uncoloured. Water-
mark, Gothic P.
Purchased at the Weigel sale, 1872.
A 94.
ST. JEROME.
Sclir. 1516; W. u. Z. 21. W.—C 13.
The saint, in cardinal’s costume, with a single nimbus, sits, turning
slightly to 1., and draws a thorn from the 1. foot of a lion, wlnch sits
upright before him. Behind t-he lion is a steep rock with two trees near
the top. R. of St. Jerome is a desk on which a book lies open. A lantern
is suspended from a bracket over it. The folds of the drapery are rounded
and fall into loops and other unusual forms. There is no hatching. The
border is double, but the inner Hne, botli 1. and r., turns off into the
design, so that the lower part, on botli sides, is single.
[197 X 130.] Tlie border has broken away iu several places. Indistinct impression
in a heavv, black ink. Colours: carmine, pink, red lead, vellow, verdigris green, grev.
Margin [5-10] uncoloured.
The narne of tlie saint has been inscribed in MS. by four different hands.
Purchasod at the Weigel sale, 1872. Formerly described as a metal cut.
A 95.
ST. JEROME.
Schr. 1517. W.—D 89.
St. Jerome kneels r. looking up at a crucifix, which is planted on a rock
at a higher level 1. He has a nimbus with clouble rim, and a bearcl, and
wears a long tunic, confined at the waist by a belt, but open at the breast.
He holds a stone in his r. hand. A boolc with a scourge on it and the
cardinal’s hat lie on the ground near his feet, where the lion lies curled up.
A wood is seen in the middle distance r., and a castle stands on a rock
beyond it. On a scroll near the top of the print r. are the words ;—
Samtc gTcrontmc ova i? nobts.
On a long scroll which starts from St. Jerome’s head and descends to
the r. lower corner of the print are tlie following words:—j&tut JmfUo
stttcbtbo htuf aq’altttU f.tro sy btOfhtt m tlla tto.v tr’rtbtT I attvtV
mcts tsottavr ^ttvgttr mo’tm tirmtr att tuOtfttt,