Hieronymus Wierix (1553-1619) Lot n° 50

Hieronymus Wierix - St Michael Triumphing Over The Dragon / Description: St Michael triumphing over the dragon; St Michael, holding a spear and a shield, seen standing on a dragon, piercing his mouth with the spear; behind, to right, the war in heaven between angels and demons. Signed: 'Hieronymus Wierx fecit et excud' and 'Cum Gratia et Privilegio Buschere. Below image the Latin sentence: 'QUIS UT DEUS?' which means 'who (is) like God', and is the literal translation of the name Michael. Here a first and only state before the later repetition A and B. / Dimensions: 8,90 x 6,30 cm / Condition: Brilliant luminous early impression, on a dense laid paper. Full plate border and mostly tread margins. Small remain of album tipping on the backside of the upper right corner. Overall in an excellent untouched condition. / Literature: Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (1076) --- Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1979 / Les Estampes des Wierix ... catalogue raisonné (1263) --- Alvin 1866 / Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre des trois frères Jan, Jérome et Antoine Wierix (1051) / Medium: Engraving /Circa: Ca.1619 380