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478 Early German ancl Flemish Woodeuts.—Part II.
145a. A LADY WALKING BETWEEN TWO GENTLEMEN.
[Size of sheet, 283 x 213.] A much later impression. Watermark, a small orb
(Roichsapfei), diameter, 20 mm., with a cross over it. On the back are priuted two
designs for ornate cobtmns, by an unknown Nuremberg artist.
In tlie inventory of 1837.
140. THE YILLAGE FAIR. 1535.
B. 168. R. 263. A. 245. S. 2S3. Panli 1245 i.
In the middle a number of peasants are carousing at a table in front
of a tavern. Farther to 1. are various stalls and booths. A quack
dentist is attending to a patient’s teeth, while a woman picks his pocket.
By the table behind is placed a placard with the words, “ Hi guten
Ti | riact vnd | Wurmsam.” Fai’ther back a newly married couple are
being blessed by 'the priest at the church door; the wedding guests, two
and two, form a procession in the street. On a hill above the village
stands a castie. Outside the village to r. all kinds of sports are being
carried on, such as dancing, skittles, sword-dancing, climbing the greasy
pole, horse races and foot races. The prizes for the racers, a wreath, a
pouch, and a pair of boots, are attached to poles with the flags of the
Empire, Nuremberg, and Augsburg. Near the pole an ugly brawl is
going on, in which one of the combatants has lost a hand. Near the 1.
upper corner is Beham’s later monogram with the date 1535 above it.
Single border. Printed from four blocks.
[358 X 1138.] Fine impression of the first state. Watermark (only on the second
sheet), a fleur-de-lis on a shield, surmounted by a cross.
Presented by W. Mitchell, Esq., 1S95.
Another impression of tlie first state is at Stuttgart; the second, aceording to
Pauli, lias Glockendon’s name ; the third, Giockendon’s name and address; the fourth
(witkout the date), Hans Weygel’s name and address; the fifth has nothing but the
monogram.
146a. THE YILLAGE FAIR. Pauli 1245a.
Copy.
The inscription on the quack’s placard is, “ Wilde Boe | ren Salue.”
Beham’s monogram is retained, but there is no date or address. The
execution is inferior.
[358 x 1126.] Good impression. Watermark, large imperial eagle.
Purchased from Mr. Tiffin, 1851.
Tlie copy is Flemish Another impression, according to Pauli, has the address,
“ T’hantwerpen by Kobert de Cecille in den gulden Pellicaen.” There is also a small
copy, in reverse, engraved by J. T. de Bry.
[147-149.]
Landsknechts.
These belong to a series, partly by Nuremberg, but chiefly by Augsburg
artists, which were re-issued by David de Necker at Vienna, and have
beenreproduced by Breunner-Enckevoerth, “ Bbm . Ivais . Majestat Kriegs-
volker,” Vienna, 1883, with text by Jacob von Falke. Others of the
series have been attributed to Beham by Dr. W. Schmidt (Rep. f.
Kunstw. xvii, 368) ; but they are rejected by Pauli, who mentions them
145a. A LADY WALKING BETWEEN TWO GENTLEMEN.
[Size of sheet, 283 x 213.] A much later impression. Watermark, a small orb
(Roichsapfei), diameter, 20 mm., with a cross over it. On the back are priuted two
designs for ornate cobtmns, by an unknown Nuremberg artist.
In tlie inventory of 1837.
140. THE YILLAGE FAIR. 1535.
B. 168. R. 263. A. 245. S. 2S3. Panli 1245 i.
In the middle a number of peasants are carousing at a table in front
of a tavern. Farther to 1. are various stalls and booths. A quack
dentist is attending to a patient’s teeth, while a woman picks his pocket.
By the table behind is placed a placard with the words, “ Hi guten
Ti | riact vnd | Wurmsam.” Fai’ther back a newly married couple are
being blessed by 'the priest at the church door; the wedding guests, two
and two, form a procession in the street. On a hill above the village
stands a castie. Outside the village to r. all kinds of sports are being
carried on, such as dancing, skittles, sword-dancing, climbing the greasy
pole, horse races and foot races. The prizes for the racers, a wreath, a
pouch, and a pair of boots, are attached to poles with the flags of the
Empire, Nuremberg, and Augsburg. Near the pole an ugly brawl is
going on, in which one of the combatants has lost a hand. Near the 1.
upper corner is Beham’s later monogram with the date 1535 above it.
Single border. Printed from four blocks.
[358 X 1138.] Fine impression of the first state. Watermark (only on the second
sheet), a fleur-de-lis on a shield, surmounted by a cross.
Presented by W. Mitchell, Esq., 1S95.
Another impression of tlie first state is at Stuttgart; the second, aceording to
Pauli, lias Glockendon’s name ; the third, Giockendon’s name and address; the fourth
(witkout the date), Hans Weygel’s name and address; the fifth has nothing but the
monogram.
146a. THE YILLAGE FAIR. Pauli 1245a.
Copy.
The inscription on the quack’s placard is, “ Wilde Boe | ren Salue.”
Beham’s monogram is retained, but there is no date or address. The
execution is inferior.
[358 x 1126.] Good impression. Watermark, large imperial eagle.
Purchased from Mr. Tiffin, 1851.
Tlie copy is Flemish Another impression, according to Pauli, has the address,
“ T’hantwerpen by Kobert de Cecille in den gulden Pellicaen.” There is also a small
copy, in reverse, engraved by J. T. de Bry.
[147-149.]
Landsknechts.
These belong to a series, partly by Nuremberg, but chiefly by Augsburg
artists, which were re-issued by David de Necker at Vienna, and have
beenreproduced by Breunner-Enckevoerth, “ Bbm . Ivais . Majestat Kriegs-
volker,” Vienna, 1883, with text by Jacob von Falke. Others of the
series have been attributed to Beham by Dr. W. Schmidt (Rep. f.
Kunstw. xvii, 368) ; but they are rejected by Pauli, who mentions them