Antique Master Print-SUSANNA AND THE ELDERS-MEZZOTINT-Earlom-Rembrandt-1769

Medium: Mezzotint engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 53.5 x 45.6 cm (21.06 x 17.95 inch). Image size: 53.5 x 45.6 cm. (21.06 x 17.95 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Trimmed to the plate. Slight paper loss at paper edges, backed. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SUSANNA, ELDERS, BIBLICAL, VIRTUE, BOYDELL, EARLOM, REMBRANDT, MEZZOTINT, 18TH CENTURY | PCO-B2-47

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by John Boydell, London, 1769.

Reference: Wessely (Earlom) 58-2(1); LeBlanc 6.

Biography engraver: Richard Earlom (1743-1822) was an English mezzotint engraver known for his refined tonal work. He collaborated extensively with John Boydell on reproductive prints after old masters, notably Rembrandt and Claude Lorrain.

Biography artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) was a Dutch master painter and etcher of the Baroque era, famed for his portraiture, biblical scenes, and exploration of light and human emotion. One of the most influential artists in Western art history.