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486 Early German and Flemish Woodcuts.—Part II.
(24) A young man r. offers a large double beaker to a young woman 1.
Both are bareheaded.
Each subject is enclosed in a fourfold border. Inner diameter 28, outer diameter
34 mm. Late impressions, arranged in four rows, of six subjects each. No watermark.
Purchased from Mr. Cohn, 1880.
These woodcuts recall the style of Beham as exemplified in the Bible illustrations
on a small scale, Pauli 272, 359-527, 528-674 and the calendar cuts, 1211-1219, tliough
the execution is coarser. Tliey are not copied from other woodcuts by Beham, and I
liave little doubt that they reproduce original designs by him, thougli the blocks from
which they are printed may be copies. These small circular cuts were probably made
for the decoration of the “ men” in the game of draughts or baekgammon.
162. TWENTY-FOUB SMALL KOUND SUBJEOTS ON ONE SHEET, IN
PART COPIED FROM NO. 161.
(1) A drummer 1. and a fife-player r., both standing.
(2) A woman seated, to r., looking at herself in a mirror.
(3) A woman walking to r., followed by Death. Copy, in reverse,
of 161 (1).
(4) A couple of peasants dancing, to r.
(5) Pyramus and Thisbe. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (8).
(6) David ancl Bathsheba. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (7).
(7) A man and woman. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (10).
(8) A Turk with a small banner, riding to 1.
(9) Peasants and a bagpiper. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (16).
(10) Lucretia. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (9).
(11) Two peasants carrying a third on a pole, to r. Copy, in reverse,
of 161 (22).
(12) Yenus and Cupid. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (2).
(13) A man offering a double beaker to a woman. Copy, in reverse,
of 161 (24).
(14) Two lovers seated on a bank. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (20).
(15) A man 1. playing the bass viol and a woman r. playing the
guitar.
(16) Christ on the Cross, between St. Mary 1. and St. John r.
(17) A man and woman at table • another person 1. in the background;
before the table a large wine-jar.
(18) A woman, sworcl in hand, about to kill a man who has fallen at
her feet on tlie floor of a room.
(19) A man sitting by the side of a cradle ; a stove in the background, r.
(20) A man standing in a room near a tub ; a woman behind him.
(21) Samson, to r., breaking the jaws of the lion.
(22) Judith, facing to front, with a curved sword in her r. hand, the
head of ITolofernes in her 1. hand.
(23) The bust of an antique warrior in a helmet, in profile to r.
(24) The bust of a woman in a hat with feathers, three-quarter face
to 1.
Each subject is enclosed in a fourfold border. Inuer diameter 26, outer diameter
32 mm. Late impressions, arranged in six rows, of four subjects eacli. Watermark,
a dog.
Purchased from Mr. Cohn, 1880.
The execution of the copies is very inferior to that of the originals, poor as the latter
themselves are. Those subjects iu no. 162 wliich are not copies from no. 161 may never-
theless bo based on designs by Bcham which have perished.
(24) A young man r. offers a large double beaker to a young woman 1.
Both are bareheaded.
Each subject is enclosed in a fourfold border. Inner diameter 28, outer diameter
34 mm. Late impressions, arranged in four rows, of six subjects each. No watermark.
Purchased from Mr. Cohn, 1880.
These woodcuts recall the style of Beham as exemplified in the Bible illustrations
on a small scale, Pauli 272, 359-527, 528-674 and the calendar cuts, 1211-1219, tliough
the execution is coarser. Tliey are not copied from other woodcuts by Beham, and I
liave little doubt that they reproduce original designs by him, thougli the blocks from
which they are printed may be copies. These small circular cuts were probably made
for the decoration of the “ men” in the game of draughts or baekgammon.
162. TWENTY-FOUB SMALL KOUND SUBJEOTS ON ONE SHEET, IN
PART COPIED FROM NO. 161.
(1) A drummer 1. and a fife-player r., both standing.
(2) A woman seated, to r., looking at herself in a mirror.
(3) A woman walking to r., followed by Death. Copy, in reverse,
of 161 (1).
(4) A couple of peasants dancing, to r.
(5) Pyramus and Thisbe. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (8).
(6) David ancl Bathsheba. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (7).
(7) A man and woman. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (10).
(8) A Turk with a small banner, riding to 1.
(9) Peasants and a bagpiper. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (16).
(10) Lucretia. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (9).
(11) Two peasants carrying a third on a pole, to r. Copy, in reverse,
of 161 (22).
(12) Yenus and Cupid. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (2).
(13) A man offering a double beaker to a woman. Copy, in reverse,
of 161 (24).
(14) Two lovers seated on a bank. Copy, in reverse, of 161 (20).
(15) A man 1. playing the bass viol and a woman r. playing the
guitar.
(16) Christ on the Cross, between St. Mary 1. and St. John r.
(17) A man and woman at table • another person 1. in the background;
before the table a large wine-jar.
(18) A woman, sworcl in hand, about to kill a man who has fallen at
her feet on tlie floor of a room.
(19) A man sitting by the side of a cradle ; a stove in the background, r.
(20) A man standing in a room near a tub ; a woman behind him.
(21) Samson, to r., breaking the jaws of the lion.
(22) Judith, facing to front, with a curved sword in her r. hand, the
head of ITolofernes in her 1. hand.
(23) The bust of an antique warrior in a helmet, in profile to r.
(24) The bust of a woman in a hat with feathers, three-quarter face
to 1.
Each subject is enclosed in a fourfold border. Inuer diameter 26, outer diameter
32 mm. Late impressions, arranged in six rows, of four subjects eacli. Watermark,
a dog.
Purchased from Mr. Cohn, 1880.
The execution of the copies is very inferior to that of the originals, poor as the latter
themselves are. Those subjects iu no. 162 wliich are not copies from no. 161 may never-
theless bo based on designs by Bcham which have perished.