Print Description
Original antique print showing a portrait of Petrus Ramus (1515 – 1572), a French humanist, logician, and educational reformer. A Protestant convert, he was a victim of the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 14.5 x 19 cm (5.71 x 7.48 inch). Image size: 10.5 x 13.8 cm. (4.13 x 5.43 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. A few minor spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PETRUS RAMUS-HUMANIST-PORTRAIT | RB-A8-03
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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