Print Description
A detailed portrait of Cornelius Grapheus (1482-1558), a notable author and a secretary to the city of Antwerp, in a three-quarter view, facing right. He is shown with a curly beard and a cape, reflecting the fashion of the time.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 19.4 x 25.2 cm (7.64 x 9.92 inch). Image size: 14 x 18.5 cm. (5.51 x 7.28 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
CORNELIUS GRAPHEUS, AUTHOR, PORTRAIT, 17TH CENTURY, ENGRAVING, NICOLAS DE LARMESSIN, FRAN?OIS FOPPENS | PCO-E22-08
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Fran?ois Foppens (possibly) in Isaac Bullart’s “Academie des Sciences et Arts contenant les vies et eloges his. des hommes illustres qui ont excelle en ces professions depuis environ quatre siecles,” Brussels, 1682. The book was also published in Amsterdam in 1682 by the heirs of Daniel Elzevier. Each portrait is an illustration to the biography of an artist or scholar. Most of the portraits were made by Nicolas de Larmessin (162), 93 by De Boulonois and a third by unidentified printmakers. This is an illustration on p. 216, part II.
Reference: IFF 17e siecle 403-565.
Biography engraver: Nicolas de Larmessin (1638-1694), a French engraver, known for producing fine portrait engravings of notable individuals during the 17th century.
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