Antique Print-NATIVE-ETHNICE-COSTUMES-INDIANS-de Bruyn-1580

North American Indians, Indian and Oriental Costumes, South American Indians and African and Moorish Costumes

Made by Abraham de Bruyn after own design.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 30.6 x 22.6 cm (12.05 x 8.9 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Slight paper loss at top left, backed. Some tiny tear in paper edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

NATIVE-ETHNICE-COSTUMES-INDIANS | PCO-C22-7

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Costumes of Different Nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

Provenance: With a collection mark: Lugt 2342 / 2343. (du Soleil?).

Biography engraver: Abraham de Bruyn (c.1539, Antwerp-1587, Cologne?) was a Flemish engraver. He established himself at Cologne about the year 1577. He is ranked among the Little Masters, on account of his plates being usually very small. He engraved in the manner of Wierix, and worked entirely with the graver, in a neat and formal style, but his drawing is far from correct. It is believed that he worked also as a goldsmith.