Hans Holbein the Younger, after. Fleuron "The Folly"; A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two woodcuts by Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger. Late XVIII C.
Hans Holbein the Younger, after. Fleuron "The Folly"; A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two woodcuts by Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger. Late XVIII C.
Hans Holbein the Younger, after. Fleuron "The Folly"; A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two woodcuts by Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger. Late XVIII C.
Hans Holbein the Younger, after. Fleuron "The Folly"; A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two woodcuts by Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger. Late XVIII C.
Hans Holbein the Younger, after. Fleuron "The Folly"; A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two woodcuts by Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger. Late XVIII C.
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  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Hans Holbein the Younger, after. Fleuron "The Folly"; A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two woodcuts by Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger. Late XVIII C.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Hans Holbein the Younger, after. Fleuron "The Folly"; A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two woodcuts by Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger. Late XVIII C.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Hans Holbein the Younger, after. Fleuron "The Folly"; A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two woodcuts by Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger. Late XVIII C.
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Hans Holbein the Younger, after. Fleuron "The Folly"; A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two woodcuts by Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger. Late XVIII C.

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Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger (Germany, 1497/8 - 1543) is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and he made a significant contribution to the history of book design. Holbein 
made ink drawings to margins of the personal copy of 1515/16 edition of 'The Praise of Folly' by Desiderius Erasmus.
Engraver: unsigned, attributed to Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger (Germany, 1755-1804), wood-engraver. He published works by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, August and Friedrich Schlegel etc. Identical engravings (i.e. WOP-734/WB-3) from same edition, signed by Unger, in our collection.
Title:  Fleuron "The Folly";  A Scholar Treads on a Market Woman's Basket of Eggs. Two illustrations from 'The Praise of Folly' by Desiderius Erasmus.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Collector's stamp AU in ink in Gothic script verso (not in Lugt).
Dimensions: 2 1/8" x 2 1/2"; 2 1/8" x 4 1/2". Sheet 2 1/8" x 6 3/4".
Publisher: possibly, Johann Gottlieb Friedrich Unger.
Date: Late XVIII C.
Materials and Techniques: two woodcuts on paper, pasted to one support paper sheet.
Provenance: 
- Collection AU.
- The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVI C. German School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.