Antique Portrait Print-BACCHAE-MAENAD-Sandrart-1675

Original copperplate engraving on verge (with chainlines) type paper. Watermark not visible on every sheet. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 9 x 12 cm. The image size is ca. 9 x 12 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 3.5 x 4.7 inch. The image size is ca. 3.5 x 4.7 inch.

Plate: ‘Bacchanda.’ (Portrait of Bacchae / Maenad.) This original old antique print / plate originates from a first edition of: ´L´Academia Tedesca della Architectura, Scultura & Pittura: oder Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau-, Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste …´, by Joachim von Sandrart der Alte., published in Nuremburg, Germany in 1675. The Teutsche Academie is an illustrated compendium of art education and of artist biographies compiled from a variety of sources as well as descriptions of Roman antiquities, inventories of famous private art collections and libraries.Artists and Engravers: Author and Artist: Joachim von Sandrart der Alte. (1606 – 1688). Sandrart, born in Frankfurt am Main, was a famour art historian, painter, engraver and translator. His most famous work ´Teutsche Academie…´ was published in 1675 and a second extended edition in 1679.

Condition: Excellent. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image. This portrait originally appeared with several on a sheet. The individual portraits were cut. No margins.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PORTRAIT PRINT-BACCHAE-MAENAD-SANDRART

(PCO) C66-07