Print Description
Original antique print showing a portrait of Caspar (or Kaspar) Schwenckfeld von Ossig (1489 or 1490 – 1561), a German theologian, writer, physician, naturalist, and preacher who became a Protestant Reformer and spiritualist.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 14.5 x 18.9 cm (5.71 x 7.44 inch). Image size: 10.4 x 13.5 cm. (4.09 x 5.31 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light crease lower right. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
CASPAR SCHWENCKFELDIUS VON OSSIG-PORTRAIT | RB-A8-04
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in Germany c. 1620.
Biography engraver: Theodor de Bry (also Theodorus de Bry) (1528 – 1598) was an engraver, goldsmith, editor and publisher, famous for his depictions of early European expeditions to the Americas.
Biography artist:
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