Print Description
Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 44.5 x 40.3 cm (17.52 x 15.87 inch). Image size: 42 x 43.2 cm. (16.54 x 17.01 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BIBLE-MATTHEW-KING HEROD-HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST | DE HONDT-BOX 4
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: Matthijs Pool (1676–1740) was an engraver from the Dutch Republic.
Biography artist: Bernard Picart (1673-1733) was a French painter and engraver. He received his art education from his father, Etienne (1632-1721), from Le Brun and Jouvenet at the Royal Academy. His talents developed rapidly: at the age of sixteen he gained honors at the Academy of Paris. His prints in the ‘French’ taste were very popular. His way of working was also very influential for the book illustration in the Netherlands. Pieter de Hondt, Dutch publisher and bookseller (1696–1764).
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