Print Description
Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 25.5 x 40.3 cm (10.04 x 15.87 inch). Image size: 21.5 x 34.7 cm. (8.46 x 13.66 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. Edges browned with an occasinoal small crease and tiny tears, not affecting image area. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BIBLE-DEDICATION-VAN DEN BOETZELAER-PUTTI | BOX-DE HONDT-3
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
From De Hondt’s ‘Taferelen der voornaamste geschiedenissen van het Nieuwe Testament’, published in 1728 in The Hague by Pieter de Hondt, The Netherlands.
Text pages included.
Biography engraver: Francois Morellon de La Cave (1696–1768), a French-Dutch etcher and engraver of Huguenot origin. He is best remembered for creating iconic 18th-century portraits and collaborating with prominent artists like William Hogarth.
Biography artist: Pieter de Hondt, Dutch publisher and bookseller (1696–1764).
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.