HIERONYMUS BOSCH (after)

The Last Judgment.

Engraving, circa 1550-60. The complete triptych; on 3 separate panels; the center panel 337x237 mm; 13 1/4x9 3/8 inches; the side panels 337x128 mm; 13 1/4x5 1/8 inches. First state (of 2), with the address of Cock. Ex-collection William Bell Scott (Lugt 2607, verso on the 2 side panels). Repaired vertical tear upper right in the center panel, through the tower; repaired horizontal tear center right in the right panel, above the figures seated at the table, trimmed on the plate mark. A very good impression of this extremely scarce print.

We have found only one other impression of the complete triptych at auction in the past 20 years; this other impression, in the second state, sold at Swann, May 14, 1998, auction 1791, lot 6. An impression of the center panel only, in the second state, sold at Swann, November 6, 2003, auction 1983, lot 25. Hollstein 7; Riggs 17.