Description
Muster und Abbildung eines Stambaums … (Example of a setup for a geneological tree and monograms).
Made by Heinrich Hugo Contgen after Johannes Merken.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 35.5 x 24 cm (13.98 x 9.45 inch). Image size: 32.5 x 21.5 cm. (12.8 x 8.46 inch).
Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
LIBER-ARTIFICIOSVS-ALPHABETI-MAIORIS-CALLIGRAPHY-ENGRAVING-LETTERS-FIGURES-MONOGRAMS | PCO-E17-18
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This plate is from the two volume book series “LIBER ARTIFICIOSVS ALPHABETI MAIORIS”.
Biography engraver: Heinrich Hugo Contgen / Coentgen (1727-1792) was a German engraver from Mainz. He was the father of the painter and engraver Georg Joseph Contgen (1752-1799).
Biography artist: Johannes Merken (1725-1756) was a Dutch artist and draughtsman, active around 1755 in The Hague.



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