Print Description
Medium: Engraving with later hand colouring on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 26.4 x 20 cm (10.39 x 7.87 inch). Image size: 26.4 x 20 cm. (10.39 x 7.87 inch).
Condition: fair, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Several small tears in paper edges. Sold WAF. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ABRAHAM, BIBLE, GENESIS 12, CANAAN, RELIGIOUS PRINT, COLLAERT, MAERTEN DE VOS, HAND COLOURED ENGRAVING, 18TH CENTURY | PCO-B3-04
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Jan de Lat (Antwerp/Amsterdam, fl. 1724–1751); originally from Thesaurus sacrarum historiarum veteris testamenti (Gerard de Jode, 1585).
State: Later impression.
Reference: Hollstein Dutch 62-1(2); New Hollstein 16-1(2); Mielke 5.
Biography engraver: Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560–1618) was a Flemish engraver from Antwerp, part of the renowned Collaert family of printmakers. He produced numerous engravings after leading artists of his time and contributed significantly to the dissemination of religious and allegorical imagery in the late 16th century.
Biography artist: Maerten de Vos (1532–1603) was a prominent Flemish painter and draughtsman, known for his religious compositions and designs for prints. His work played an important role in Antwerp print culture, especially through collaborations with engravers and publishers.
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