Print Description
Subject: Title: ‘Jacob abreuvant les troupeaux de Rachel.’ (Jacob feeding the herd of Rachel.) After Eustache le Sueur. The etching shows Hermes / Mercurius and Athena, cupids, angels etc. Grave par B. Picart, d’apres le dessein de le Sueur du Cabinet de Mr. V Huls, a la Haye.
Condition: Fine; general age related toning; occasional faint spots / foxing as visible on scan. Actual sheet slightly larger than pictured!
Medium: Etching / engraving on verge type hand laid paper.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 23 x 23 cm. The image size is ca. 17 x 16 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 9.1 x 9.1 inch. The image size is ca. 6.7 x 6.3 inch.
Location: (PCO) A131-22
Description: This old antique print originates from: ‘Impostures Innocentes ou Receuil D’Estampes …. ‘, by Bernard Picart, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1734. You will find more items from this work in our ebay store and on our website (use about me link) or in our ebay store.
Artists and Engravers: The author and etcher / engraver of this work is Bernard Picart (1673-1733). He was a French painter. He was born in Paris and died in Amsterdam. Engraved after Eustache Le Sueur or Lesueur (1617-1655), one of the founders of the French Academy of painting, who was born in Paris, France.
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