Antique Print-SUFFERING OF JEREMIA-DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM-de Hooghe-1713

This print shows a view on two numbered copper engravings and accompanying poetic explanations of biblical scenes from the book of Jeremia. Above: the divine punishment and the destruction of Jerusalem. At the top, God (or an avenging angel) appears in the clouds as a rider on horseback, armed with lightning bolts and a flaming torch. This symbolizes the judgment of the city because of the idolatry of the people. In the foreground you see the desperate inhabitants of the city who succumb to the three severe plagues that Jeremiah prophesied: war (the sword), famine, and the plague. People lie powerless on the ground and the buildings collapse. Beneath: a complex composition in which the suffering of Jeremiah himself is central.

Made by after an anonymous artist.

Medium: Etching on handlaid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 22 x 35 cm (8.66 x 13.78 inch). Image size: 18.5 x 14 cm. (7.28 x 5.51 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Creases. Some tears in margin restored. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

RELIGION-BIBLE-SUFFERING OF JEREMIA-DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM-GOD ON HORSEBACK | RBOS-A11-25

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was from a Bible series ‘Alle Voornaemste Historien .. Testaments’ published by Jacob Lindenberg, 1713.

Biography engraver: Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was an etcher, draftsman of 3,500 prints from the Northern Netherlands, caricaturist, painter, iconographer, goldsmith, enameller, book illustrator, publisher of maps, inventor of a way to print cotton, lawyer and writer of historical-political work. He made illustrations for books on martial arts, the Bible, emblemata, travel, heresies and garden designs, among others.