Antique Print-TITLE ENGRAVING-BIBLE POETRY-Philips-1735

‘Cl. Bruins …’

etching / engraving on hand laid (vergé) paper.
Sheet size: 16 x 9 cm. (6,3 x 3,5 inch). Image size: 15 x 8,5 cm. (5,9 x 3,3 inch).

From: ‘Bybelsche Toonneelpoezy …’, by Cornelis Bruins, 1735. RB-356

Made by ‘Jan Caspar Philips’ after an anonymous artist. Jan Caspar Philips (1690-1775) was an engraver. He was born in Germany, but settled in Amsterdam in 1736, where he became the teacher of his nephew Caspar Philips Jacobsz. (1732-1789) and (in 1725), the engraver Simon Fokke.

Condition: Good, given age. Narrow margins. Light foxing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: TITLE ENGRAVING-BIBLE POETRY

RBOS-A4-28