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Bulino, circa 1585, da un soggetto di Martin de Vos. Esemplare nel primo stato di due, avanti il numero 3 aggunto in basso a destra.Magnifica prova, impresse su carta vergata coeva, con margini, in ottimo stato di conservazione. St Luke seated and writing the gospel besides a winged ox in his study; behind, scenes from the life of Christ with the Adoration of the shepherds and the three crosses; plate 3; after Maarten de Vos. Engraving, after Martin de Vos. A first state, before the number 3 added at lower right.Lettered in margin with two columns of Latin, each two lines "LUCAS EVAGELY . DEO".From a series of four plates (Hollstein 781-784 [de Vos]; 1115-1118 [Wierix family]).Magnificent works, printed on contemporary laid paper, with full margins, in excellent condition. Cfr. Hollstein 1117 (Wierix); Alvin 1866 661; Hollstein 783 (Maarten de Vos); Mauquoy-Hendrickx 1979 838.