Millon, from France, sells on 28 March 2019 a "17th century Flemish School" Saint Christopher, estimated at 600 to 800 Euro.
The drawing seems close to the works of Joachim Patinir and the like, with the small Saint Anthony with his lamp, and extreme rock parties to the side. Also the way the clothing billows after the central figure is not common in 17th century works and much more usual in 16th century drawings and paintings.
Christie's sold in 2012, as "Workshop of Patinir", a comparable painting, which fetched £37,000.
The general composition is also comparable to e.g. this "Follower of Van Eyck" from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
But this image turns out to be the same composition as an engraving by Pieter de Jode from ca. 1600, found at the Rijksmuseum. Unless this is the original design for the engraving (which is unlikely but not impossible), this would mean that the dating and estimate is about right.
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