Saint Hubert, Last Bishop of Maastricht, and First Bishop of Liege (after Burgmaier) by Hans Burgkmaier
Saint Hubert, Last Bishop of Maastricht, and First Bishop of Liege (after Burgmaier)
Hans Burgkmaier
Title
Saint Hubert, Last Bishop of Maastricht, and First Bishop of Liege (after Burgmaier)
Artist
Year
1517 / 18, printed in 1799
Technique
woodcut
Image Size
9 5/16 x 8 3/8" image
Signature
unsigned, as usual
Edition Size
not known
Annotations
titled in pencil, lower margin
Reference
Bartsch 82, plate 56 (Burgmaier)
Paper
antique-white laid with a partial watermark
State
published
Publisher
F.X. Stockl, Vienna for the family of Maximilian I
Inventory ID
17678
Price
$500.00
Description
Number 56 from the Suite of 119 images in woodcut after drawings by Hans Burgmaier (1473 - 1531). The prints were created between 1517 and 1518 for the Emperor Maximilien I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519. The suite, titled “Images De Saints Et Saintes Issus De La Famille De L'Empereur Maximilien I. - En une Suite de cent dix neuf planches gravées en bois par differens graveurs d'après les dessins de Hans Burgmaier.” was printed in 1799 for the family of the Emperor Maximilian I by Chez La Veuve Alberti, the widow of the printer Ignaz Alberti and published by F.X. Stockl, Marchand D'Estamps in Vienna. The 8 engravers included: Hans Frank; Jost de Negker (1485 - 1544); Wolfgang Resch (1480 - 1537); Hans Taberith (fl. 1510 - 1517); Guilleaume Taberith; Cornelis Liefrinck (ca. 1480 - 1545); Alexis Lindt ( fl. 1500 - 1525) and Nicolas Seemann (fl. 1510 - 1517). References
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