, Antique Master Print-GEORGIUS CHRISTOPHE DREHER-JURIST-PORTRAIT-Sandrart-Block-ca. 1670, Pictura Antique Prints
, Antique Master Print-GEORGIUS CHRISTOPHE DREHER-JURIST-PORTRAIT-Sandrart-Block-ca. 1670, Pictura Antique Prints

Antique Master Print-GEORGIUS CHRISTOPHE DREHER-JURIST-PORTRAIT-Sandrart-Block-ca. 1670

Print

€195.00

‘LOWER LEFT: “BENJAMIN BLOCK PINXIT.” LOWER RIGHT: “IACOB SANDRART SCULPSIT.” IN CARTOUCHE: “DEUS SPES SALUTIS MEAE?” SURROUNDING OVAL WITH TITLES AND OFFICES OF THE SITTER.’

– Refined oval portrait of Georgius Christophe Dreher (1609-1682), a German jurist and diplomat, shown with a voluminous curled wig and formal attire. The portrait is enclosed within an elaborate baroque cartouche composed of laurel branches, ribbons, and inscribed titles referencing his offices and honors. Below, a coat of arms is prominently displayed, reinforcing his status and lineage. The engraving combines a precise likeness with rich ornamental framing typical of late seventeenth-century German printmaking.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 22 x 30 cm (8.66 x 11.81 inch). Image size: 21.7 x 30 cm. (8.54 x 11.81 inch).

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

GEORGIUS CHRISTOPHE DREHER, JACOB SANDRART ENGRAVING, BENJAMIN BLOCK PORTRAIT, GERMAN BAROQUE PRINT, 17TH CENTURY JURIST | PCO-E31-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Engraving by Jacob Sandrart after Benjamin Block.

Biography engraver: Jacob Sandrart (1630-1708) was a German engraver and publisher from Nuremberg, part of the prominent Sandrart artistic family. He produced numerous portraits and book illustrations and contributed significantly to German print culture of the seventeenth century.

Biography artist: Benjamin Block (1631-1689) was a German painter associated with the baroque period. He specialized in portraiture and worked across Central Europe, producing refined likenesses of aristocrats and officials.

Additional information

Dimensions 30 × 22 × 1 cm

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