Lot n° 406

A child seated on a skull, s.d. Tool engraving publ. by H. Hondius, 16,7 x 12,5 cm (small uneven margins); engr. monogr. "A.I. fecit", "Hhondius excudit" and "26". Stuck by upper side. 

Estimation : 150 / 200
Adjudication : 850 €
Description
Rare Vanitas representing a landscape with a child seated on a skull at centre, holding a mirror and a rose; another skull in lower right corner. By Augustyn Jorisz. (Delft, c. 1525-1552 ?), also known as Augustyn Jorisz. Verbrucht or Augustin Jorisz. van Delft. 
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