Antique Print-BIRD OF PREY-CITY-AGNES-ATTACKER-Pl. 6-Luyken-1740

Original etching/engraving on a verge type paper on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 16 x 14 cm. The image size is ca. 15 x 12.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6.3 x 5.5 inch. The image size is ca. 5.9 x 4.9 inch.

Plate 6: ‘Een boef willende Agnes schenden, wordt door een roofvogel in ‘t gezigt gevloogen. waarover zij Gode lofzingt’ (A crook, wanting to defile Agnes, is attacked by a bird of prey). It shows: Agnes singing a hymn, surrounded by a large group of townsfolk. Just to the right of Agnes is her attacker, being clawed by the bird of prey. This original engraving originates from ‘Tafereelen der eerste Christenen, bestaande in 92 konstprenten’ (Scenes of the first Christians, in 92 prints). This book was published in 1740 in Amsterdam by Gerrity de Groot and Jacobus Rijkhof. The prints by Luyken are accompanied by texts by P. Langendyk and C. Bruyn.Artists and Engravers: Engraved by Jan Luyken after his own designs

Condition: Very good, given age. A small spot of wear in the bottom of the fold, a faint spot in the upper right corner. Original middle fold. Some general age-related toning and thumbing, please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-BIRD OF PREY-CITY-AGNES-ATTACKER-PL. 6-LUYKEN

(PCO) C218-03