Description
Two spies carrying a large bunch of grapes on a pole, with a landscape of Canaan in the background.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Maarten de Vos.
Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Small coat of arms with initials “IM,” dated 1600.
Sheet size: 26 x 19 cm (10.24 x 7.48 inch). Image size: 26 x 19 cm. (10.24 x 7.48 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Small closed hole and tear in lower margin; backed and retouched with ink; minor paper chip in lower right. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SPIES, CANAAN, FRUIT, GRAPES, RELIGIOUS, DE VOS, ENGRAVING | PCO-EXPO-109
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Claes Jansz. Visscher.
State: 5th and final state.
Reference: Hollstein (de Vos) 83; Wine and the Artist 64.
Provenance: Unidentified collector’s mark on verso (“S” with branch).
Biography engraver: Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587-1652) was a prominent Dutch cartographer, engraver, and publisher.
Biography artist: Maarten de Vos (1532-1603) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman known for religious and historical scenes.
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