Print collector's quarterly (12.1925)

most impressive tribute to the extent of his influence,
but this seems an isolated instance. His engravings
were certainly not, like Dtirer’s, patterns for every
sort of artist all over Europe. But though his im-
mediate successors saw little worthy of imitation in
Vellert’s engravings, these have the merit of that
exquisite workmanship, the last to disappear of those
qualities which contributed to the glory of early Flemish
art, and the glamour of the fading tradition of the Van
Eycks still clings to them.
The following catalogue is arranged in the order of Bartsch,
vol. viii, p. 27. Dcituit (vol. vi, p. 302 ff) adds nothing to
Bartsch and follows his numeration. References are given to
public collections where Vellert’s prints are to be found, but
this citation does not pretend to any completeness. No
descriptions are given except in three cases where a print is not
illustrated.

ENGRAVINGS AND ETCHINGS

Bartsch 1.—EVE AND CAIN. Signed with initials and star and dated
1522 Ag. 19. Etching and engraving. Engraved surface, 55 X 39 mm.
Plate mark,-56 X 41 mm. Plate I. (a). Cambridge, London, Paris.
2.—THE DELUGE. Signed with initials and star and dated 1544. Etching
and engraving. Engraved surface, 281 X 392 mm. Plate XII.
I.—Before shading on drum carried by woman 1. background, work on
drapery of man 1. foreground, etc. II.—With this additional work.
Berlin (II.), Cambridge (II.), Hamburg (IL), London (I., proof touched
by the artist), Oxford (II.), Vienna (II.).
In the catalogue of the Julian Marshall collection, sold Sotheby’s,
June 30th, 1864, lot 414 is described as follows : “ Dirk van Staren.
The Deluge : first state before the coarse stippled work over the figures ;
hitherto undescribed and perhaps unique, from the de Fries Collection ”
(purchased by Drugulin for £18 18s.). I do not know the present where-
abouts of this impression, or whether it constituted a different state
from that in the British Museum, above described. Another impression,
described as “ premiere epreuve,” was sold in the E. Durand sale, Paris,
Benard, March 19th, 1821, lot 502.

3.—JESUS CALLING ST. PETER AND ST. ANDREW. Signed twice
on stern of boat with initials and once in foreground with initials and
star and dated 1523 Mey 30. Engraving. Engraved surface (cut ?),
148 X 110 mm. Pl. VII.
There appear to be two states of this engraving, to judge from the repro-
duction given by Gliick, op. cit. fig. 14.
I.—A single straight line of dots edging the shading on the bonnet of
the nearest apostle. II.—More dots added irregularly.
Cambridge (IL), London (IL), Paris, Vienna (I.).

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