Frisius Simon, Signed (7 results)

Portrait of Gillis Mostaert holding palette and brushes. On the background a landscape. Signed on the palette: 'Hh excud', on the top left: 'Cum privil'. 41st plate of the series. Inscription on the bottom: 'ÆGIDIUS MOSTART, FLANDER. / PICTOR. / Nomine Mostarti duo sunt, fratrésque gemelli, / Arte pares, vultu, moribus, ingenio. / Gilius inventor felix, laetúsque color: / Sic color in verbis, et sine felle sales'. l Etching and engraving, with some margin, trimmed to lower plate mark sign, total: 209 x 136 mm; small tear on the bottom right; traces of glue on the top corners; Hollstein 163.

Portrait of Michael van Mierevelt holding a portrait and brushes. On the background a landscape. Signed on the right: 'Hh' and on the bottom: 'Cum privilegio' . 55th plate of the series. Inscription on the bottom: 'MICHAEL MIREVELT, DELPHENSIS PICTOR. / Pingendo ad vivum quo non praestantior alter: / Delphicus hinc Zeuxis dicitur esse novus. / Principibus magnis fuit invitatus: at ipsum / Ante alias urbes patria culta tenet'. l Etching and engraving, pasted on thicker paper; total: 206 x 128 mm; Hollstein 177.

Portrait of Hendrick van Cleef holding palette and brushes. On the background a landscape with Roman ruins. Signed on the palette: 'Hh exc. Cum privil'. 35th plate of the series. Inscription on the bottom: 'HENRICUS CLIVENSIS, ANTVERP. / PICTOR / Urbes atque Arces, Montes, Terrásque jacenteis, / Et Valles, Fontes, Flumina, Rura, Lacus, / Atque Casas humiles, tum tecta superba domorum / Quae pinxit, recreant mirificé haec oculos'. l Etching and engraving trimmed to plate mark, total: 193 x 119 mm; pasted on paperboard; some dirt on the top right corner; Hollstein 157.

Portrait of Joris Hoefnagel holding a small portrait; on the background a landscape over a balustrade with a vase of flowers. 44th plate of the series. Inscription on the bottom cut out from the bottom of the title: 'GEORGIUS HOEFNAGLIUS PICT. ANTVERPIANUS[.]' Signed on the left: 'Hh forma / Cum privil' l Etching trimmed within plate mark; total: 182 x 126 mm; external borders reinforced on the verso; Hollstein 166.

Portrait of Michiel Coxie. On the left some allegorical figures. 43rd plate of the series. Signed on the bottom of the allegory: 'S. frisius f.' on the easel 'Hh. exc.' Inscription on the bottom: 'MICHAEL COEXIUS, MECHLINIENS. / PICTOR. / Coexius illustris pictor, Mechlinia cujus / Patria, doctorum quae fuit artificum. / Hic magno pinxit. nam Zeuxis creditur esse: / Carus divitibus, principibúsque Viris'. l tching and engraving trimmed within plate mark, pasted on thicker paper; total: 198 x 118 mm; Hollstein 165.

Third plate to the right of the great 'Court of The Hague' published in 1621 by Frisius. View on the Parliament, the extreme right side visible and a little portion of the vijver with personages walking around. To the right tall tree. Signed on the bottom left:'Hhondius inventor et excudit, 1621'; lettered on the bottom:'Maer die in Hollandt . deynd wilt bedichten.' l Etching on paper with some margin; platemark: 434 x 380, total: 462 x 396 mm; unknown state; repaired details; reinforced in various regions on the verso, folding on the tree; New Hollstein 95; Nadine Orenstein:'A view of the Court in The hague etched by.

Eight more prints out of ten from the seires by Frisius representing varous stages of Battles of Cavalry. All plates are numbered. From the collection Pim van Eekelen, with collector's mark on the verso of each print. 1) Title: 'FAECUNDA QUAM SIT ACRIS INGENI.' signed on the bottom:'Antonius tempestius Inventor' to the right:'R. Lubbaeus' and on the bottom:'et Wilhel: Ianss: excud: Amsterodami' on a cartouche surrounded with weapons, armors and war musical instruments; 2) Soldiers with lances on horseback gathered on the right; the battle is taking place in the left background. Signed on the bottom: 'Ant: Temp: inu:' numbered '2' and on the bottom right: 'S. Frisius fec.' 3) Man in feathered hat on horseback in center talking to a figure holding a spear; cannons are pulled by teams of oxen on left. Signature and number along bottom edge to right:'Ant:tem:inu / 3'; 4) Battle in center about to take place between two sets of cavalry approaching each other. Signature and number along bottom edge to right of center:'Ant: temp: in: / 4' 5) Battle taking place along a fortification with three large towers and a gate. Signature and number in bottom right:'Ant: temp: in: / 5' 6) Soldier on horseback stabbing a fallen soldier with a lance, numbered on the bottom left corner:'6', monogram in bottom right along the edge: 'AT'; 8) three soldiers on horseback in center heading towards a battle involving elephants; signature and number just left of center:'Ant:temp:in: 8'; 10) Soldiers foraging after a battle, signature and number in bottom left corner:'A.tem.in / 10' the 0 almost gone l Etching and engraving on paper; with small margins; 1) platemark: 97 x 274, total: 115 x 282 mm, state II/2, some stains and light brown ink inscription in the central shield 2) platemark: 99 x 273 mm, total: 117 x 280 mm, only state 3) platemark: 97 x 27.